<Li> 1841: Dumas lives in Florence and becomes acquainted with King Jérôme and his son, Napoléon . </Li> <Li> 1841--44: The story is conceived and written . </Li> <Li> 1844--46: The story is published in parts in a Parisian magazine . </Li> <Li> 1846: The novel is published in full and becomes a European bestseller . </Li>

Alexandre dumas the count of monte cristo summary