A review by blueyorkie
O Conde de Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

5.0

Dumas was a theatre man: he staged unforgettable characters and loved twists and turns. The poisoner, the former revolutionary, turned mute, and the traitor and the cursed son, Benedetto, with an incredible fate. My great-grandfather loved this story, a just man who loses everything before taking revenge on his enemies who had become rich and powerful in the Paris of the Restoration. Dumas' storytelling art unfolds in his stories throughout history: Roman bandits, oriental adventures, and the crime of Caderousse told by a witness hidden in his inn on a stormy night. Above all these characters, the Providence's agent, the count and his doubles, the Italian abbot, and the English lord make this classic an absolute pleasure to read!