Le Comte De Monte Cristo I by Alexandre Dumas

A young, honest sailor is betrayed by jealous rivals and a corrupt justice system, arrested on the eve of his marriage and condemned to life in a grim island prison; there he forms a bond with a learned fellow inmate who educates him, reveals the secret of a vast hidden fortune, and helps him plan a daring escape. Emerging transformed by knowledge and a newly found hope for wealth, he prepares to reclaim his life and set in motion a long, calculated quest for justice and revenge.

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