{"title":"Alexandre Dumas","description":"Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802 at Villers-Cotterets in France. He received very little education but when he entered the household of the future king, Louis-Philippe, he began to read voraciously and then to write. He is best remembered for his historical novels, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Dumas died in 1870. Robin Buss was a writer and translator who worked for the Independent on Sunday and as television critic for The Times Educational Supplement. He published critical studies of works by Vigny and Cocteau, and three books on European cinema, The French Through Their Films (1988), Italian Films (1989) and French Film Noir (1994). He also translated a number of volumes for Penguin Classics. 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This first volume introduces readers to Edmond Dantès, a young and talented sailor with a bright future who is unjustly imprisoned on his wedding day. Betrayed by jealous rivals and a corrupt prosecutor, Dantès is confined to the grim island fortress of the Château d'If for fourteen long years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile in prison, he befriends the Abbé Faria, a fellow captive who educates him in languages, science, and the location of a vast treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Following a daring escape, Dantès transforms himself into the wealthy and enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo, embarking on a meticulous and calculated journey to reward those who were kind to him and deliver justice to those who orchestrated his downfall. Alexandre Dumas weaves a complex narrative of betrayal, transformation, and ultimate retribution that explores the depths of the human soul. 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