{"product_id":"9781480484153","title":"The Count of Monte Cristo","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic adventure and one of the most enduring fables in Western literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmond Dantés has a life that any man would envy. A promising young sailor about to be made a captain, he has come home to Marseille to marry his beautiful fiancée, Mercédès. But on the eve of his wedding, Dantés is betrayed, accused of treason, and sentenced without trial to life in prison. For the first six years, Dantés can only mourn his stolen future and dwell on the treachery that landed him behind bars. On the verge of suicide, he meets a fellow prisoner who gives him not just an education in revenge, but the means to accomplish it, as well. After an ingenious escape, Dantés recovers a hidden treasure and returns to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo, a man whose unlimited resources are matched only by his boundless thirst for vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn illuminating portrait of early nineteenth-century France and a timeless tale of justice achieved, \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo \u003c\/i\u003ehas inspired numerous adaptations, from comic books and Broadway plays to the hit TV series \u003ci\u003eRevenge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Mystery \u0026 Thriller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144629272816,"sku":"9781480484153","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480484153_p0.jpg?v=1769894016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480484153","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}