Bantam Classics 经典系列：基督山伯 英文原版 经典名著 The Count of Monte Cristo

Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantes, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d'If -- doomed to spend his life in a dank prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his miraculous escape, and his carefully wrought revenge creates a dramatic tale of mystery and intrigue and paints a vision of France -- a dazzling, dueling, exuberant France -- that has become immortal. This book is a masterpiece of French literature, telling the story of Edmond Dantes, who is betrayed, imprisoned, and eventually finds secret wealth that enables him to take revenge successfully. The plot is thrilling and thought-provoking.