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| − | '''''The Count of Monte Cristo''''' is | + | '''''The Count of Monte Cristo''''' (1844) is a popular [[novel]] by [[French]] author [[Alexandre Dumas]], and is considered one of the greatest works of classical literature. Its author also wrote ''[[The Three Musketeers]].'' |
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| + | It is a tale of revenge by a man who was wrongly accused by his rivals, and imprisoned by them for an almost certain death. | ||
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| + | At 464,162 words in length and 117 chapters, this book is longer than most novels. Apparently the author was paid by the number of words, which encouraged him to write more but he does it very well. | ||
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| + | Searchable online,<ref>http://www.literaturepage.com/read/countofmontecristo.html</ref> this work has many references to "[[God]]" and some to "[[heaven]]", as translated into [[English]]. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[Category:France]] | [[Category:France]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
Revision as of 07:39, January 16, 2023
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) is a popular novel by French author Alexandre Dumas, and is considered one of the greatest works of classical literature. Its author also wrote The Three Musketeers.
It is a tale of revenge by a man who was wrongly accused by his rivals, and imprisoned by them for an almost certain death.
At 464,162 words in length and 117 chapters, this book is longer than most novels. Apparently the author was paid by the number of words, which encouraged him to write more but he does it very well.
Searchable online,[1] this work has many references to "God" and some to "heaven", as translated into English.