Resumo de The Count Of Monte Cristo

This epic and outstanding story by the great Alexandre Dumas is compelling reading for all lovers of literature, especially those who enjoy a really good adventure with a highly satisfactory - though contentious - ending.
The central character, Edmond Dantes, begins the story as a young, enthusiastic, quite innocent sea-farer with a very promising career, much respected by his employer and adored by his beautiful fiancee, Mercedes. Unfortunately, as sometimes befalls unwitting heroes, he is tricked by a jealous rival to his suit and career, and ends up imprisoned as a Bonapartist spy; callously incarcerated in the Chateau d'If (a real location near Marseilles) by the ambitious magistrate Villefort, who knows he is innocent but uses him for political ends, Dantes gradually darkens as a character. He spends a huge amount of time in his dungeon learning from an intellectual and accomplished Abbe Faria, who helps him eventually to escape and gives him the secret to the treasure of Monte Cristo (another real location).
For the rest of this long story, we see Dantes gradually gain power and influence, and momentum in his carefully laid plans to destroy those who brought about his incarceration. As the Count of Monte Cristo, we see Dantes as a somewhat ruthless and obsessive character with a determination to succeed at all costs. But we are always on his side. His adventures in Italy and Paris are colourful, exciting, sometimes unpredictable, but we are impressed with his power as a millionaire - he seems able to do literally anything!
For those who like some romance, there are themes surrounding a number of the characters, the most mysterious perhaps being the love life of the Count himself, who has in tow a very beautiful young Greek princess when he surfaces in Paris. His former love, Mercedes, is also an integral part of the story and if there is one sadness to the reader, it is the Count's indifference to her, her place in his affections having been very firmly supplanted by his lovely Greek. But we have to remember that Mercedes was part of his old life, and married his old antagonist, and if there is one thing you learn about the Count, it is that, after fourteen years wasting in a miserable dungeon, he is definitely not forgiving, though to people he likes, he is amazingly kind and generous. Dantes has a number of other Aliases which you will discover when you read the book!
This is one of those books that accelerates in pace, so that while it starts at a fairly pedestrian level, by the time you reach the final chapters you simply cannot put it down.

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