The count of Monte Cristo Vol.5 by Alexandre Dumas

The count of Monte Cristo Series

The count of Monte Cristo Vol.5 by  Alexandre Dumas

-Included TOC for Reader.

-Included biography the author.

-Added over 100 Illustrations.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. He completed the work in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.
The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.
The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood."

Film and TV
1934: Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Rowland V. Lee
1940: The Son of Monte Cristo, directed by Rowland V. Lee
1942  El Conde de Monte Cristo, directed by Chano Urueta and starred by Arturo de Córdova
1946: The Return of Monte Christo, directed by Henry Levin
1950: The Prince of Revenge, Egyptian movie, directed by Henry Barkat
1956: The Count of Monte Cristo, TV series based on further adventures of Edmond Dantes after the end of the novel
1958: Vanjikkottai Valiban Indian Tamil language film was based on this novel
1964: The Count of Monte Cristo, BBC television serial starring Alan Badel and Natasha Parry
1968: Sous le signe de Monte Cristo, French movie starring Paul Barge, Claude Jade and Anny Duperey, directed by André Hunebelle
1975: The Count of Monte Cristo, starring Richard Chamberlain, directed by David Greene
1977: "The Great Vendetta", Hong Kong adaption, in which the background of the story is changed in Southern China during the Republican Era, television serial starring Adam Cheng
1988: The Prisoner of Castle If, Soviet miniseries starring Viktor Avilov (Count of Monte Cristo) and Aleksei Petrenko (Abbé Faria), composer is Alexander Gradsky
The "Garfield and Friends" episode "The Discount of Monte Cristo" was a retelling of the story using the characters from U.S. Acres as the cast. Aloysius Pig, voiced by comedian Kevin Meaney, tries to cut the cost of the story, even though the characters are using their imaginations.
1998: The Count of Monte Cristo, television serial starring Gérard Depardieu
1999: Forever Mine Film starring Joseph Fiennes, Ray Liotta and Gretchen Mol, loosely but clearly based upon The Count of Monte Cristo, directed/written by Paul Schrader
2002: The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce
2004: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (巌窟王　Gankutsuoo, literally The King of the Cave) Japanese animation adaptation. Produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda
2006: Vingança (telenovela), directed by Rodrigo Riccó and Paulo Rosa, SIC Portugal
2006: Montecristo (Argentine telenovela), starring Pablo Echarri and Paola Krum
2010: Ezel (TV series), a Turkish television series billed as an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.
2011: Revenge, a television series billed as an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.