A to Z Challenge: More Fictional Favorites! Day 5: Edmond Dantes

E is for — Edmond Dantes from Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo

I’ve always been a fan of Alexandre Dumas’ adventure novels — The Three Musketeers, which I wrote about last year with D’Artagnan; The Man in the Iron Mask; and this year’s entry, The Count of Monte Cristo.

Edmond Dantes is a fascinating character. He is the hero of the story, but as the Count of Monte Cristo, his actions in the name of vengeance could easily be described as villainous. He manipulates everyone around hi...