The Count of Monte Cristo
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A sweeping adventure about Edmond Dantès, a young sailor falsely imprisoned on the eve of his wedding, who escapes after years in a cell, uncovers a hidden fortune, and reinvents himself to repay the men who destroyed him. Dumas turns betrayal, patience, and elaborate revenge into a meditation on justice, mercy, and the moral cost of playing providence.
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