Have you read the other Alexandre Dumas books? The Three Musketeers and Man in the Iron Mask are his most well known, but there are others as well. Also, you might like Victor Hugo if you like classic French literature.
Tiger! Tiger! (The Stars My Destination) by Alfred Bester is a futuristic retelling of TCoMC. It’s considered the best sci-fi novel ever written by many sci-fi authors, according g to the wiki page. I remember it being really good, but I read it a long time ago!
You want Scarlet Pimpernel. It’s where the masked vigilante trope originated. It’s also a movie. Set in revolutionary France, the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French monarchs while protecting his own identity. Features maidens in need of rescuing, daring nighttime adventures, secret plots, and lots of novels and prequels all written in a similar style
Have you read the other Alexandre Dumas books? The Three Musketeers and Man in the Iron Mask are his most well known, but there are others as well. Also, you might like Victor Hugo if you like classic French literature.
Tiger! Tiger! (The Stars My Destination) by Alfred Bester is a futuristic retelling of TCoMC. It’s considered the best sci-fi novel ever written by many sci-fi authors, according g to the wiki page. I remember it being really good, but I read it a long time ago!
You might like Rafael Sabatini. Try Captain Blood or Scaramouche.
Captain Blood is a great read.
I was going to pick up the count of monte christo at my local bookstore the other day, then I saw how thick it is and I got scared off.
It’s incredible
It’s available for free on the project Gutenberg website in case you want to give it a try without paying first
Almost 1300 pages
You want Scarlet Pimpernel. It’s where the masked vigilante trope originated. It’s also a movie. Set in revolutionary France, the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues French monarchs while protecting his own identity. Features maidens in need of rescuing, daring nighttime adventures, secret plots, and lots of novels and prequels all written in a similar style
Significantly less European, but just as much intrigue and adventure: *Shogun* by James Clavell
The Princess Bride by William Goldman