The Count of Monte Cristo

Name: The Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

Wrongly imprisoned, a man escapes and enacts an elaborate revenge.

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The Count of Monte Cristo is the greatest revenge novel ever written — and a surprisingly modern meditation on whether vengeance actually delivers what it promises.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival

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On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d’If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou…

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Chapter 1. Marseilles—The ArrivalFree
Chapter 2. Father and SonFree
Chapter 3. The CatalansFree
Chapter 4. ConspiracyFree
Chapter 5. The Marriage FeastFree
Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du RoiFree
Chapter 7. The ExaminationFree
Chapter 8. The Château d’IfFree
Chapter 9. The Evening of the BetrothalFree
Chapter 10. The King’s Closet at the TuileriesFree
Chapter 11. The Corsican OgreFree
Chapter 12. Father and SonFree
Chapter 13. The Hundred DaysFree
Chapter 14. The Two PrisonersFree
Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27Free
Chapter 16. A Learned ItalianFree
Chapter 17. The Abbé’s ChamberFree
Chapter 18. The TreasureFree
Chapter 19. The Third AttackFree
Chapter 20. The Cemetery of the Château d’IfFree
Chapter 21. The Island of TiboulenFree
Chapter 22. The SmugglersFree
Chapter 23. The Island of Monte CristoFree
Chapter 24. The Secret CaveFree
Chapter 25. The UnknownFree
Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard InnFree
Chapter 27. The StoryFree
Chapter 28. The Prison RegisterFree
Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & SonFree
Chapter 30. The Fifth of SeptemberFree
Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the SailorFree
Chapter 32. The WakingFree
Chapter 33. Roman BanditsFree
Chapter 34. The ColosseumFree
Chapter 35. La MazzolataFree
Chapter 36. The Carnival at RomeFree
Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint SebastianFree
Chapter 38. The RendezvousFree
Chapter 39. The GuestsFree
Chapter 40. The BreakfastFree
Chapter 41. The PresentationFree
Chapter 42. Monsieur BertuccioFree
Chapter 43. The House at AuteuilFree
Chapter 44. The VendettaFree
Chapter 45. The Rain of BloodFree
Chapter 46. Unlimited CreditFree
Chapter 47. The Dappled GraysFree
Chapter 48. IdeologyFree
Chapter 49. HaydéeFree
Chapter 50. The Morrel FamilyFree
Chapter 51. Pyramus and ThisbeFree
Chapter 52. ToxicologyFree
Chapter 53. Robert le DiableFree
Chapter 54. A Flurry in StocksFree
Chapter 55. Major CavalcantiFree
Chapter 56. Andrea CavalcantiFree
Chapter 57. In the Lucern PatchFree
Chapter 58. M. Noirtier de VillefortFree
Chapter 59. The WillFree
Chapter 60. The TelegraphFree
Chapter 61. How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat HisFree
Chapter 62. GhostsFree
Chapter 63. The DinnerFree
Chapter 64. The BeggarFree
Chapter 65. A Conjugal SceneFree
Chapter 66. Matrimonial ProjectsFree
Chapter 67. The Office of the King’s AttorneyFree
Chapter 68. A Summer BallFree
Chapter 69. The InquiryFree
Chapter 70. The BallFree
Chapter 71. Bread and SaltFree
Chapter 72. Madame de Saint-MéranFree
Chapter 73. The PromiseFree
Chapter 74. The Villefort Family VaultFree
Chapter 75. A Signed StatementFree
Chapter 76. Progress of Cavalcanti the YoungerFree
Chapter 77. HaydéeFree
Chapter 78. We hear From YaninaFree
Chapter 79. The LemonadeFree
Chapter 80. The AccusationFree
Chapter 81. The Room of the Retired BakerFree
Chapter 82. The BurglaryFree
Chapter 83. The Hand of GodFree
Chapter 84. BeauchampFree
Chapter 85. The JourneyFree
Chapter 86. The TrialFree
Chapter 87. The ChallengeFree
Chapter 88. The InsultFree
Chapter 89. The NightFree
Chapter 90. The MeetingFree
Chapter 91. Mother and SonFree
Chapter 92. The SuicideFree
Chapter 93. ValentineFree
Chapter 94. Maximilian’s AvowalFree
Chapter 95. Father and DaughterFree
Chapter 96. The ContractFree
Chapter 97. The Departure for BelgiumFree
Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle TavernFree
Chapter 99. The LawFree
Chapter 100. The ApparitionFree
Chapter 101. LocustaFree
Chapter 102. ValentineFree
Chapter 103. MaximilianFree
Chapter 104. Danglars’ SignatureFree
Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Père-LachaiseFree
Chapter 106. Dividing the ProceedsFree
Chapter 107. The Lions’ DenFree
Chapter 108. The JudgeFree
Chapter 109. The AssizesFree
Chapter 110. The IndictmentFree
Chapter 111. ExpiationFree
Chapter 112. The DepartureFree
Chapter 113. The PastFree
Chapter 114. PeppinoFree
Chapter 115. Luigi Vampa’s Bill of FareFree
Chapter 116. The PardonFree
Chapter 117. The Fifth of OctoberFree

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