Improving your French is a question of time, focus, and motivation. You need to be in intense contact with the French language. Also, one challenge is to find the best resources that are adapted to your level. A little bit of difficulty is fine, but too much difficulty can make you lose your focus and motivation. Reading literature is usually not recommended for French learners because the vocabulary is too difficult and not even useful for conversational French. It is like trying to learn conversational English with Shakespeare: a very bad idea. Here in this adapted book for French learners, the uncommon and complex vocabulary has been replaced by more frequent words useful for conversation. Keep pushing yourself. Reading this book in French is a great practice to progress. Each author uses a particular vocabulary so the words that you need to translate the first time will be repeated several times so that you will memorize them. This novel is extremely interesting and quickly becomes captivating. Moreover, reading this novel is not only a French lesson but also includes life lessons shared through the great wisdom of Alexandre Dumas. Therefore, you will use natural interest and curiosity while you are progressing in French. Courage ! Continue à progresser en français !: )