The Count of Monte CristoEnriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure of one man's quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him. This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. |
Contents
MarseillesThe Arrival | 1 |
Father and Son | 10 |
The Catalans | 15 |
The Betrothal Feast | 23 |
The Deputy Procureur du Roi | 31 |
The Examination | 36 |
The Château dIf | 45 |
Villefort and Mercédès | 54 |
TheWill | 323 |
TheTelegraph | 331 |
The Dinner | 337 |
A Conjugal Scene | 348 |
Matrimonial Plans | 355 |
A Summer Ball | 361 |
Mme de SaintMéran | 377 |
The Promise | 383 |
The Little Cabinet of the Tuileries | 58 |
The Ogre | 64 |
The Hundred Days | 68 |
Numbers 34 and 27 | 72 |
An Italian Scholar | 83 |
The Treasure | 100 |
TheThirdAttack | 112 |
The Cemetery of the Château dIf | 118 |
The Isle of Tiboulen | 122 |
The Isle of Monte Cristo | 133 |
The Treasure Cave | 138 |
TheStranger | 145 |
The Pont du Gard Inn | 148 |
Caderousses Story | 154 |
The Prison Register | 165 |
Morrel and Son | 171 |
The Fifth of September | 183 |
Roman Bandits | 192 |
The Apparition | 198 |
The Carnival at Rome | 208 |
The Catacombs of St Sebastian | 221 |
The Guests | 237 |
The Presentation | 254 |
Unlimited Credit | 263 |
The Pair of Dappled Greys | 271 |
Haydee | 279 |
TheMorrelFamily | 284 |
Toxicology | 290 |
The Rise and Fall of Stocks | 300 |
Pyramus and Thisbe | 308 |
Noirtier de Villefort | 316 |
Minutes of the Proceedings | 402 |
The Progress of Cavalcanti Junior | 419 |
Haydees Story | 426 |
The Report from Janina | 444 |
The Lemonade | 452 |
The Accusation | 463 |
The Trial | 468 |
The Challenge | 479 |
The Insult | 484 |
The Night | 491 |
The Duel | 498 |
Revenge | 502 |
Valentine | 512 |
The Secret Door | 525 |
The Apparition Again | 531 |
The Serpent | 537 |
Maximilian | 542 |
Danglars Signature | 550 |
Consolation | 557 |
Separation | 568 |
The Judge | 582 |
Expiation | 591 |
The Departure | 597 |
The Fifth of October | 611 |
Notes | 621 |
Interpretive Notes | 637 |
Critical Excerpts | 647 |
Questions for Discussion | 661 |
Suggestions for the Interested Reader | 663 |
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