'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas (Translated by Robin Buss)
Like any normal person, there's only so much nagging I can take. "You must read 'The Count of Monte Cristo'!" my friend kept telling me. In the end, I cracked. When it arrived, too big to fit through the letter box, I wondered what on Earth I'd let myself in for. Turned out to be 1300 pages of intrigue, adventure and revenge.
