The Diamond and the Vengeance:The True Crime that Inspired The Count of Monte Cristo

Now for the first time in English, the complete and unabridged true crime story that inspired Alexandre Dumas to write The Count of Monte Cristo. Assembled from some thirty sources, Jacques Peuchet, official archivist for the Paris Police, published this account of solitary confinement, escape, and revenge. Read what Dumas was reading in the winter of 1842-1843 and discover the origin of one of the greatest novels ever written.