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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness

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Hardcover
Pages 1276 pages
Published 1844
Audiobook 52h 41m
Languages English, Chinese, Danish +6

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After fourteen years of wrongful imprisonment, merchant sailor Edmond Dantès escapes his grim island fortress. With the promises of youth erased and his betrothed now married to someone else, Dantès lives for one purpose: revenge.…

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Weighted Score
4.36 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
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R (Avg Rating): 4.37 ★
v (Ratings Count): 1,421
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.37
True Ratings 1,421
Written Reviews 91
Shelved (Popularity) 4,679
Users Read 1,865
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