Buy a cheap copy of the count of monte cristo great. General dumas was born in 1762 to a slave mother and a white father in haiti. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Alexandre dumas was a celebrated nineteenth century french author, deemed one of the most widely read french writers to date. The plot of this novel revolves around the lives of the main characters named cesare borgia, alexander vi, lucrezia borgia, and giovanni borgia. Sent to prison on a false accusation in 1815, edmond dantes escapes many years later and finds a treasure which he uses to exact his revenge. He is best known for his novels the three musketeers, the count of monte cristo, the man in the iron mask and many others. The life of alexandre dumas, classic adventure writer. The works of alexandre dumas by dumas, first edition.
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