About This Novel
The work tells the bizarre story of Dondès, a young sailor who was informed and imprisoned on the eve of Napoleon's "Hundred Days Coup". After escaping from prison, he took on the name of the Count of Monte Cristo to retaliate. It reveals the criminal history of some top figures during the French July Monarchy, exposes the darkness of the French judicial system during the Restoration Dynasty, and at the same time promotes the social philosophy advocated by Alexandre Dumas: reward good and punish evil. The novel caused an unprecedented sensation as soon as it was published. It has been translated into dozens of languages and published in various countries. France, the United States and other countries have also adapted it into dramas and movies many times and put it on the stage and screen.
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Official(3)Scraped 10d ago
If I hadn't lent out the first half of the book and no one returned it to me for several years, do you think I would be here reading this? (눈_눈)
This is the classic in Shuangwen
Too bad Tess Plum and the Count
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Official(3)Scraped 10d ago
If I hadn't lent out the first half of the book and no one returned it to me for several years, do you think I would be here reading this? (눈_눈)
This is the classic in Shuangwen
Too bad Tess Plum and the Count
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★★★★★ It is a popular novel that has reached the level of a masterpiece. I hope that in my lifetime I will see a novel that can compete with it. If you don't like the translated version, you can search for Zhou Kexi's version or Han Hulin Zhou Kexi's translation.
The Grudges of Monte Cristo😊
