The Count Of Monte Cristo (Complete)This carefully crafted ebook: "The Count Of Monte Cristo (Complete)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Dumas completed the work in 1844. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838. It is an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood." This English translation was originally published in 1846 by Chapman and Hall, London. |
Contents
Chapter 11The Corsican Ogre | |
Chapter 21The Island of Tiboulen Chapter 22The Smugglers | |
Chapter 38The Compact | |
43The House at Auteuil | |
The Rain of Blood | |
Unlimited Credit | |
Chapter 47The Dappled Grays | |
Chapter 49Haidee Chapter 50The Morrel Family | |
Chapter 62Ghosts Chapter 63The Dinner Chapter 64The Beggar | |
Chapter 68A Summer Ball Chapter 69The | |
Ball | |
Chapter 71Bread and Salt | |
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