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English 3.2009
March 3, 2009, 12:16
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The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
Rating: 4.5 stars
Summary: Edmond Dantes returns home after a long trip. The captain assigns him a mission before his death. Edmond completes the mission and returns home to his father and his fiancee, however, his enemies discover his mission and tell the local authorities, he is arrested on the grounds of being a Bonapartisan on the day before his marriage.  He is thrown in prison and left for years, during which Napoleon again becomes emperor.  A friend gives him a treasure map leading to the island of Monte Cristo, and they plan a jailbreak.  However, his friend dies before they can put the plan into action, Edmond, seeing an opportunity, sews himself into his friend’s body bag, and escapes.  After making it to Monte Cristo with the help of pirates, he collects the treasure and becomes the Count of Monte Cristo, and seeks his revenge.


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