<P> The Count of Monte Cristo ( French : Le Comte de Monte - Cristo ) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas ( père ) completed in 1844 . It is one of the author 's most popular works , along with The Three Musketeers . Like many of his novels , it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet . Another important work by Dumas , written prior to his work with Maquet , was the short novel `` Georges '' ; this novel is of particular interest to scholars because Dumas reused many of the ideas and plot devices later in The Count of Monte Cristo . </P>
<P> The Count of Monte Cristo ( French : Le Comte de Monte - Cristo ) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas ( père ) completed in 1844 . It is one of the author 's most popular works , along with The Three Musketeers . Like many of his novels , it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet . Another important work by Dumas , written prior to his work with Maquet , was the short novel `` Georges '' ; this novel is of particular interest to scholars because Dumas reused many of the ideas and plot devices later in The Count of Monte Cristo . </P>
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who wrote the book the count of monte cristo from 1844
French author Alexandre Dumas
French author Alexandre Dumas