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The Count of Monte Cristo

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Original author: Alexandre Dumas

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"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is an adventure novel serialized from 1844 to 1846. When sailor Edmond Dantès is falsely accused and imprisoned on his wedding day, he spends fourteen years in solitary confinement. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. Returning to Paris, he methodically infiltrates high society to confront the three men who destroyed his life, exploring themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness.

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1184.

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117 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter 1: Marseilles—The Arrival2,998 words
  2. 2.Chapter 2: Father and Son2,365 words
  3. 3.Chapter 3: The Catalans3,773 words
  4. 4.Chapter 4: Conspiracy2,115 words
  5. 5.Chapter 5: The Marriage Feast5,362 words
  6. 6.Chapter 6: The Deputy Procureur du Roi4,073 words
  7. 7.Chapter 7: The Examination3,367 words
  8. 8.Chapter 8: The Château d’If3,058 words
  9. 9.Chapter 9: The Evening of the Betrothal1,755 words
  10. 10.Chapter 10: The King’s Closet at the Tuileries2,647 words
  11. 11.Chapter 11: The Corsican Ogre2,790 words
  12. 12.Chapter 12: Father and Son2,451 words
  13. 13.Chapter 13: The Hundred Days2,375 words
  14. 14.Chapter 14: The Two Prisoners2,964 words
  15. 15.Chapter 15: Number 34 and Number 275,215 words
  16. 16.Chapter 16: A Learned Italian4,046 words
  17. 17.Chapter 17: The Abbé’s Chamber7,436 words
  18. 18.Chapter 18: The Treasure4,471 words
  19. 19.Chapter 19: The Third Attack3,823 words
  20. 20.Chapter 20: The Cemetery of the Château d’If1,892 words
  21. 21.Chapter 21: The Island of Tiboulen3,601 words
  22. 22.Chapter 22: The Smugglers2,892 words
  23. 23.Chapter 23: The Island of Monte Cristo2,963 words
  24. 24.Chapter 24: The Secret Cave3,099 words
  25. 25.Chapter 25: The Unknown3,094 words
  26. 26.Chapter 26: The Pont du Gard Inn5,364 words
  27. 27.Chapter 27: The Story4,940 words
  28. 28.Chapter 28: The Prison Register2,213 words
  29. 29.Chapter 29: The House of Morrel & Son4,159 words
  30. 30.Chapter 30: The Fifth of September5,456 words
  31. 31.Chapter 31: Italy: Sinbad the Sailor8,341 words
  32. 32.Chapter 32: The Waking2,210 words
  33. 33.Chapter 33: Roman Bandits10,662 words
  34. 34.Chapter 34: The Colosseum10,473 words
  35. 35.Chapter 35: La Mazzolata5,138 words
  36. 36.Chapter 36: The Carnival at Rome6,170 words
  37. 37.Chapter 37: The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian5,712 words
  38. 38.Chapter 38: The Rendezvous2,987 words
  39. 39.Chapter 39: The Guests2,635 words
  40. 40.Chapter 40: The Breakfast7,956 words
  41. 41.Chapter 41: The Presentation4,942 words
  42. 42.Chapter 42: Monsieur Bertuccio1,510 words
  43. 43.Chapter 43: The House at Auteuil2,249 words
  44. 44.Chapter 44: The Vendetta8,129 words
  45. 45.Chapter 45: The Rain of Blood5,218 words
  46. 46.Chapter 46: Unlimited Credit4,885 words
  47. 47.Chapter 47: The Dappled Grays5,030 words
  48. 48.Chapter 48: Ideology4,415 words
  49. 49.Chapter 49: Haydée1,843 words
  50. 50.Chapter 50: The Morrel Family3,319 words
  51. 51.Chapter 51: Pyramus and Thisbe4,826 words
  52. 52.Chapter 52: Toxicology6,122 words
  53. 53.Chapter 53: Robert le Diable5,866 words
  54. 54.Chapter 54: A Flurry in Stocks3,921 words
  55. 55.Chapter 55: Major Cavalcanti3,281 words
  56. 56.Chapter 56: Andrea Cavalcanti4,176 words
  57. 57.Chapter 57: In the Lucern Patch4,274 words
  58. 58.Chapter 58: M. Noirtier de Villefort3,172 words
  59. 59.Chapter 59: The Will2,902 words
  1. 60.Chapter 60: The Telegraph3,477 words
  2. 61.Chapter 61: How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat His2,845 words
  3. 62.Chapter 62: Ghosts2,757 words
  4. 63.Chapter 63: The Dinner3,241 words
  5. 64.Chapter 64: The Beggar2,915 words
  6. 65.Chapter 65: A Conjugal Scene3,466 words
  7. 66.Chapter 66: Matrimonial Projects3,116 words
  8. 67.Chapter 67: The Office of the King’s Attorney4,118 words
  9. 68.Chapter 68: A Summer Ball2,065 words
  10. 69.Chapter 69: The Inquiry2,949 words
  11. 70.Chapter 70: The Ball2,885 words
  12. 71.Chapter 71: Bread and Salt1,252 words
  13. 72.Chapter 72: Madame de Saint-Méran3,996 words
  14. 73.Chapter 73: The Promise8,948 words
  15. 74.Chapter 74: The Villefort Family Vault3,061 words
  16. 75.Chapter 75: A Signed Statement3,619 words
  17. 76.Chapter 76: Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger3,235 words
  18. 77.Chapter 77: Haydée7,824 words
  19. 78.Chapter 78: We hear From Yanina6,926 words
  20. 79.Chapter 79: The Lemonade3,816 words
  21. 80.Chapter 80: The Accusation1,921 words
  22. 81.Chapter 81: The Room of the Retired Baker5,291 words
  23. 82.Chapter 82: The Burglary4,251 words
  24. 83.Chapter 83: The Hand of God1,906 words
  25. 84.Chapter 84: Beauchamp2,006 words
  26. 85.Chapter 85: The Journey3,263 words
  27. 86.Chapter 86: The Trial4,430 words
  28. 87.Chapter 87: The Challenge2,132 words
  29. 88.Chapter 88: The Insult3,128 words
  30. 89.Chapter 89: The Night2,897 words
  31. 90.Chapter 90: The Meeting3,930 words
  32. 91.Chapter 91: Mother and Son2,171 words
  33. 92.Chapter 92: The Suicide2,965 words
  34. 93.Chapter 93: Valentine2,474 words
  35. 94.Chapter 94: Maximilian’s Avowal3,715 words
  36. 95.Chapter 95: Father and Daughter3,187 words
  37. 96.Chapter 96: The Contract3,554 words
  38. 97.Chapter 97: The Departure for Belgium2,073 words
  39. 98.Chapter 98: The Bell and Bottle Tavern4,307 words
  40. 99.Chapter 99: The Law3,302 words
  41. 100.Chapter 100: The Apparition2,361 words
  42. 101.Chapter 101: Locusta1,836 words
  43. 102.Chapter 102: Valentine1,940 words
  44. 103.Chapter 103: Maximilian2,876 words
  45. 104.Chapter 104: Danglars’ Signature3,341 words
  46. 105.Chapter 105: The Cemetery of Père-Lachaise4,312 words
  47. 106.Chapter 106: Dividing the Proceeds5,100 words
  48. 107.Chapter 107: The Lions’ Den2,522 words
  49. 108.Chapter 108: The Judge3,297 words
  50. 109.Chapter 109: The Assizes1,878 words
  51. 110.Chapter 110: The Indictment2,497 words
  52. 111.Chapter 111: Expiation2,960 words
  53. 112.Chapter 112: The Departure5,039 words
  54. 113.Chapter 113: The Past4,061 words
  55. 114.Chapter 114: Peppino3,607 words
  56. 115.Chapter 115: Luigi Vampa’s Bill of Fare2,051 words
  57. 116.Chapter 116: The Pardon1,615 words
  58. 117.Chapter 117: The Fifth of October5,219 words