The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
In France during the eighteenth century, Edmond Dantes along with his close friend Fernand Mondego stop in a strange land in search of rescue help for their captain, who has just attained brain fever. They meet Napoleon and ask for medical attention for their captain. Napoleon allows them to stay in his quarters. On the first night of their stay, Napoleon asks Edmond a favor. He requests he deliver a "harmless, personal letter to a friend" back in Marseilles where Edmond resides. However, because of Napoleon's great admiration for Edmond's loyalty to…