Alexandre Dumas

When Twenty Years After opens it is 1648: the Red Sphinx, Cardinal Richelieu, is dead, France is ruled by a regency in the grip of civil war, and across the English Channel the monarchy of King Charles I hangs by a thread. As d'Artagnan will find, these are problems that can't be solved with a sword thrust. In Twenty Years After, the musketeers confront maturity and face its greatest challenge: sometimes, you fail. It's in how the four comrades respond...

On a trip to Spain for the wedding of the Infanta, Dumas describes Spanish homes, caves of gypsies, a boar hunt and a band of brigands. Also he describes the beauty of the Spanish countryside and the hazards that beset the traveler of that day.

After being falsely accused and condemned to life in prison, Edmond Dantes escapes to Monte Cristo where he becomes wealthy and carries out an oath of revenge.

A la edad de diecinueve años, Edmond Dantès parece tener la vida perfecta. Está a punto de convertirse en capitán de un barco, está comprometido con una bella y amable joven, Mercédès, y es muy querido por casi todos los que lo conocen. Esta vida perfecta, sin embargo, suscita peligrosos celos entre algunos de los supuestos amigos de Dantès. Danglars, el tesorero del barco de Dantès, envidia el éxito inicial de la carrera de Dantès; Fernand...