Mathias Sandorf, published in 1885, is Jules Verne’s own tribute to Alexandre Dumas — he dedicated it to the elder author as a deliberate homage to The Count of Monte Cristo. Count Sandorf, a Hungarian revolutionary betrayed by his associates, escapes imprisonment and spends years in disguise planning a methodical revenge across the Mediterranean world. Please note: this particular edition is in Dutch.
Full of escapes, disguises, and exotic settings, Mathias Sandorf shows Verne working in a mode closer to the adventure romance than pure scientific speculation. Download this public-domain edition as a free EPUB.