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Edmond Dantès
fictional character
Edmond Dantès, fictional character, the hero of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1844â45) by Alexandre Dumas père. When Dantès is imprisoned as a young sailor because of the treachery of four acquaintances, he spends the rest of his life plotting and then carrying out plans for revenge against his betrayers.
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