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But its a very deliberate story, and its well worth it.
On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d'If, an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. The only thing thats 'difficult' about The Count of Monte Cristo is its huge cast of characters, its enormous length, and a bit of slowness around the 2/3rd part of its second act.
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