Free pdf of The Count of Monte Cristo on Gutenberg Project--I hope I can find the time to read it.

The writing is beautiful, like Dickens, and Dumas Pere's wide travels and eye for detail are immediately apparent.

Judging from the movie version, human frailties and motivation are keenly observed and described. It's not just plot-driven--moving from place to place.

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1184/pg1184.txt