On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, a young seaman, is incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. He makes the decision to take his life, but a scrape on the cell wall stops him. He starts probing in the direction of the noise, runs into a fellow prisoner, and discovers information about a treasure hoard stashed away on an island. He flees, determined to exact revenge on himself, and returns to society as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo with the aid of the riches. Legendary tale of passion, betrayal, justice, and retribution, The Count of Monte Cristo. Almost all widely used languages have translations of this literary classic.