Book
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Published
- 1844
- Genre
- Classics
- Pages
- 1276
- Words
- 178691
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7126.The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 8.8
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1080L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 9 onwards · ages 14–17
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
In 1815 Edmond Dantès, a young and successful merchant sailor who has just recently been granted the succession of his erstwhile captain Leclère, returns to Marseille to marry his Catalan fiancée Mercédès. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Collections
Deep Roots Grade · 10Mensa Kids · 7-8
Tags
Adventure-EscapeBehavior-RevengeDeep RootsFranceMensa KidsMysteries-SecretsPlaces-PrisonsRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Romance-Romance (All)Wars-Misc./Other