In his rousing adventure story, Alexandre Dumas employs all the elements of compelling drama&mdash;suspense, intrigue, love, vengeance, and the triumph of good over evil&mdash;that contribute to this classic novel&rsquo;s irresistible and timeless appeal. In the post-Napoleonic era, a young sailor from Marseilles is poised to become captain of his own ship and marry his beloved. But jealous enemies provoke his arrest, condemning Edmond Dant&egrave;s to lifelong imprisonment in the infamous Ch&acirc;teau d&rsquo;If. There, his sole companion reveals his secret plan to escape, as well as the location of a trove of riches hidden on a remote island. Determined to avenge himself against the men that conspired to destroy him, the newly free Edmond uses the treasure to forge a mysterious and powerful new identity: the Count of Monte Cristo.<br />&nbsp;