prisoner of time

Finished reading Jeffrey Archer's Prisoner of Time; this book is a tribute to Count of Monte Cristo.  I love the borrowed elements from Monte Cristo and equally love the surprise court battle twists ala 'A few good men' at the end.

I had been shamelessly professing my love for Mount Cristo since I was a teenager
 It's true that I read the opening chapters of the abridged version but I never penetrated the revenge plotline that was French aristocracy and politics themed.  Nevertheless I never stopped recommending the book to people around me;  planting the false impression that I had read it.

Decades (!) later I think I am ready to redeem myself.  I just got hold of the original work which was published in 1845. It's going to be a long and interesting journey..  I will relish the linguistic challenge.