The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
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Title: The Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Auguste Maquet
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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
by Alexandre Dumas [père]
Contents
VOLUME ONE
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- Chapter 27. The Story Ch.2
- Chapter 47. The Dappled Grays Ch.3
- Chapter 73. The Promise Ch.4
- Chapter 95. Father and Daughter Ch.5
- Chapter 117. The Fifth of October Ch.6
- Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival Ch.7
- Chapter 2. Father and Son Ch.8
- Chapter 3. The Catalans Ch.9
- Chapter 4. Conspiracy Ch.10
- Chapter 5. The Marriage Feast Ch.11
- Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi Ch.12
- Chapter 7. The Examination Ch.13
- Chapter 8. The Château d’If Ch.14
- Chapter 9. The Evening of the Betrothal Ch.15
- Chapter 10. The King’s Closet at the Tuileries Ch.16
- Chapter 11. The Corsican Ogre Ch.17
- Chapter 12. Father and Son Ch.18
- Chapter 13. The Hundred Days Ch.19
- Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners Ch.20
- Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27 Ch.21
- Chapter 16. A Learned Italian Ch.22
- Chapter 17. The Abbé’s Chamber Ch.23
- Chapter 18. The Treasure Ch.24
- Chapter 19. The Third Attack Ch.25
- Chapter 20. The Cemetery of the Château d’If Ch.26
- Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen Ch.27
- Chapter 22. The Smugglers Ch.28
- Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo Ch.29
- Chapter 24. The Secret Cave Ch.30
- Chapter 25. The Unknown Ch.31
- Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn Ch.32
- Chapter 27. The Story Ch.33
- Chapter 28. The Prison Register Ch.34
- Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son Ch.35
- Chapter 30. The Fifth of September Ch.36
- Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor Ch.37
- Chapter 32. The Waking Ch.38
- Chapter 33. Roman Bandits Ch.39
- Chapter 34. The Colosseum Ch.40
- Chapter 35. La Mazzolata Ch.41
- Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome Ch.42
- Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian Ch.43
- Chapter 38. The Rendezvous Ch.44
- Chapter 39. The Guests Ch.45
- Chapter 40. The Breakfast Ch.46
- Chapter 41. The Presentation Ch.47
- Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio Ch.48
- Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil Ch.49
- Chapter 44. The Vendetta Ch.50
- Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood Ch.51
- Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit Ch.52
- Chapter 47. The Dappled Grays Ch.53
- Chapter 48. Ideology Ch.54
- Chapter 49. Haydée Ch.55
- Chapter 50. The Morrel Family Ch.56
- Chapter 51. Pyramus and Thisbe Ch.57
- Chapter 52. Toxicology Ch.58
- Chapter 53. Robert le Diable Ch.59
- Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks Ch.60
- Chapter 55. Major Cavalcanti Ch.61
- Chapter 56. Andrea Cavalcanti Ch.62
- Chapter 57. In the Lucern Patch Ch.63
- Chapter 58. M. Noirtier de Villefort Ch.64
- Chapter 59. The Will Ch.65
- Chapter 60. The Telegraph Ch.66
- Chapter 61. How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat His Ch.67
- Chapter 62. Ghosts Ch.68
- Chapter 63. The Dinner Ch.69
- Chapter 64. The Beggar Ch.70
- Chapter 65. A Conjugal Scene Ch.71
- Chapter 66. Matrimonial Projects Ch.72
- Chapter 67. The Office of the King’s Attorney Ch.73
- Chapter 68. A Summer Ball Ch.74
- Chapter 69. The Inquiry Ch.75
- Chapter 70. The Ball Ch.76
- Chapter 71. Bread and Salt Ch.77
- Chapter 72. Madame de Saint-Méran Ch.78
- Chapter 73. The Promise Ch.79
- Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault Ch.80
- Chapter 75. A Signed Statement Ch.81
- Chapter 76. Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger Ch.82
- Chapter 77. Haydée Ch.83
- Chapter 78. We hear From Yanina Ch.84
- Chapter 79. The Lemonade Ch.85
- Chapter 80. The Accusation Ch.86
- Chapter 81. The Room of the Retired Baker Ch.87
- Chapter 82. The Burglary Ch.88
- Chapter 83. The Hand of God Ch.89
- Chapter 84. Beauchamp Ch.90
- Chapter 85. The Journey Ch.91
- Chapter 86. The Trial Ch.92
- introduction to them, and I had seen them above twenty times.’ Ch.93
- Chapter 87. The Challenge Ch.94
- Chapter 88. The Insult Ch.95
- Chapter 89. The Night Ch.96
- Chapter 90. The Meeting Ch.97
- Chapter 91. Mother and Son Ch.98
- Chapter 92. The Suicide Ch.99
- Chapter 93. Valentine Ch.100
- Chapter 94. Maximilian’s Avowal Ch.101
- Chapter 95. Father and Daughter Ch.102
- Chapter 96. The Contract Ch.103
- Chapter 97. The Departure for Belgium Ch.104
- Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern Ch.105
- Chapter 99. The Law Ch.106
- Chapter 100. The Apparition Ch.107
- Chapter 101. Locusta Ch.108
- Chapter 102. Valentine Ch.109
- Chapter 103. Maximilian Ch.110
- Chapter 104. Danglars’ Signature Ch.111
- Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Père-Lachaise Ch.112
- Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds Ch.113
- 6. From Lyons Ch.114
- Chapter 107. The Lions’ Den Ch.115
- Chapter 108. The Judge Ch.116
- Chapter 109. The Assizes Ch.117
- Chapter 110. The Indictment Ch.118
- Chapter 111. Expiation Ch.119
- Chapter 112. The Departure Ch.120
- Chapter 113. The Past Ch.121
- 1830. He visited his own dungeon. He again beheld the dull light vainly Ch.122
- Chapter 114. Peppino Ch.123
- Chapter 115. Luigi Vampa’s Bill of Fare Ch.124
- Chapter 116. The Pardon Ch.125
- Chapter 117. The Fifth of October Ch.126