The dramatic tale of love, intrigue and revenge. Young Edmond Dantes has everything to look forward to. He is soon to be captain of his own ship and to marry his beloved Mercedes. But his future is cruelly blighted when spiteful enemies provoke his wrongful arrest and he is condemned to life-long imprisonment. Dante's fate seems sealed. How can he avenge his accusers and reverse his fortune ? The answer lies hidden on the island of Monte Cristo ... This epic story has been specially abridged for Puffin Classics.