Les Misérables vs The Count of Monte Cristo: Which Should You Read?

Les Misérables Christine Donougher & Victor Hugo ★★★★☆ 4.2 Challenging

Les Misérables (, ) is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Les Misérables has been popularized through…

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas · 1964 ★★★★☆ 4.5 242 pages · ≈ 4 h 29 m · Challenging

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only…