The Count of Monte Cristo
READING AGE 16+
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.
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your hand.”
“Yes, you have guessed rightly, Morrel,” said the count, “that is what I
intended.”
“Thanks; the idea that tomorrow I shall no longer suffer, is sweet to my
heart.”
“Do you then regret nothing?”
“No,” replied Morrel.
“Not even me?” asked the count with deep ……
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