The Count of Monte Cristo: Background and Context

The real life island of Monte Cristo

Hello readers, 

Welcome to all of you who are new to The Big Read! It’s an honor to have you. Here in Week 1, before our reading plan has “officially” started, I like to give some publishing background, a brief look at the author, and a bit of the context for the era the book is set in. 

Let’s jump right in. Next week,…