The Count of Monte Cristo (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

About this book

On the day of his wedding Edmond Dants is falsely accused of treason arrested and imprisoned without trial in a grim island fortress off Marseilles. A fellow prisoner inspires Dants to escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure. Dants returns home under the pseudonym of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo in order to avenge himself on the men who conspired to destroy him. The Count of Monte Cristo takes place in France Italy and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815-1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness. It centres around a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. This case laminate collectors edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.