The Count of Monte Cristo

What it's about

The revenge novel every later revenge novel is copying: a wrongful imprisonment, a fortune, and a patient, elaborate ruin visited on four men who deserve it. A hundred and seventeen chapters, and not one of them drags.

Who it's for

- Anyone who wants a long book that reads fast - Readers who enjoy a plan unfolding - Anyone who has only seen a film version

What’s inside

1. Volume One
   Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival

   14 min
2. Chapter 2. Father and Son

   11 min
3. Chapter 3. The Catalans

   18 min
4. Chapter 4. Conspiracy

   10 min
5. Chapter 5. The Marriage Feast

   25 min
6. Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi

   19 min
7. Chapter 7. The Examination

   16 min
8. Chapter 8. The Château d’If

   14 min
9. Chapter 9. The Evening of the Betrothal

   8 min
10. Chapter 10. The King’s Closet at the Tuileries

    13 min
11. Chapter 11. The Corsican Ogre

    13 min
12. Chapter 12. Father and Son

    12 min
13. Chapter 13. The Hundred Days

    11 min
14. Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners

    14 min
15. Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27

    24 min
16. Chapter 16. A Learned Italian

    19 min
17. Chapter 17. The Abbé’s Chamber

    35 min
18. Chapter 18. The Treasure

    21 min
19. Chapter 19. The Third Attack

    18 min
20. Chapter 20. The Cemetery of the Château d’If

    9 min
21. Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen

    17 min
22. Chapter 22. The Smugglers

    13 min
23. Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo

    14 min
24. Chapter 24. The Secret Cave

    14 min

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