The Count Of Montecristo by Alexandre Dumas

A young sailor is falsely imprisoned through the jealous plots of rivals and spends years in a grim island fortress before escaping, discovering a hidden fortune, and reappearing under a new identity to execute an elaborate, often ruthless plan of revenge against those who betrayed him; along the way he manipulates society, tests loyalties, and ultimately confronts the moral cost of vengeance and the possibility of forgiveness.

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