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Dumas, full name Alexandre Dumas, was a 19th-century French active Romantic writer, as well as an outstanding popular novelist.

His grandfather was the Marquis of La Panalière, and he had a child with a black slave, who was his father, Alexandre. Alexandre was baptized with his mother's surname, named Dumars. His father held strong anti-feudal ideas, and Alexandre Dumas inherited his father's tradition of opposing feudalism, steadfastly adhering to republican views throughout his life and consistently opposing monarchic absolutism.

Napoleon III launched a coup after being exiled for supporting the Republic. Alexandre Dumas remained loyal to his Republican views throughout his life, consistently opposing monarchical absolutism, despising the restored monarchy, being dissatisfied with the July Monarchy, and opposing the Second Empire. Due to his mixed heritage, he was plagued by racism throughout his life, which brought him emotional pain.

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is a popular historical novel and also the masterpiece of the renowned French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).

In 1842, Alexandre Dumas developed an interest in the island of Monte Cristo during his travels in the Mediterranean and planned to write a novel set against this backdrop.

In his 1838 memoir "Memoirs of the Police Archives of Paris Since the Time of Louis XIV," he discovered a story titled "The Revenge of the Diamond," which tells of a Parisian shoemaker on the brink of marriage who was falsely accused by a jealous friend and imprisoned for seven years. After his release, he was cared for by a Milanese priest and inherited a secret treasure upon the priest's death. Then, disguised, he returned to Paris to seek revenge, only to be killed himself in the end.

Dumas carefully studied the material and, together with others, devised a writing plan. It began to be serialized in the French newspaper "Le Débat" starting on August 28, 1844, and ended on January 25, 1846, with a total of 136 issues.

The story takes place during the "Hundred Days" of Napoleon's reign in 19th-century France. The second mate of the Pharaon, Edmond Dantès, was entrusted by the captain to deliver a letter to Napoleon's supporters. However, he was framed by two despicable men and a judge, resulting in his imprisonment in a dark dungeon. His cellmate, Abbé Faria, imparted a wealth of knowledge to him and, on his deathbed, revealed the secret of a treasure buried on the island of Monte Cristo. After escaping from prison, Dantès found the treasure and became extremely wealthy. Then, using the alias of the Count of Monte Cristo (Sailor Zuma), he meticulously planned his revenge, rewarding those who had helped him and punishing those who had harmed him. This novel is filled with legendary tales, unique and novel, captivating and engaging.

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"The Count of Monte Cristo" is considered a paragon of popular fiction. The novel quickly gained the affection of a wide readership upon its publication, was translated into multiple languages, and has been adapted into films in both France and the United States multiple times.

For over a century, this book has captivated countless readers. With its engaging plot and exquisite artistic skill, it has won the affection of an innumerable audience.

After the novel was published, it caused unprecedented excitement in society at the time and was later translated into dozens of languages and published worldwide. In countries such as France and the United States, it has been adapted into films multiple times. Despite more than a century and a half having passed since its release, the novel continues to circulate in countries around the world and is considered a masterpiece of world popular fiction.