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The Count of Monte Cristo » (REV)

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Authors: Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss (Translator), Robin Buss
ISBN-13: 9780140449266, ISBN-10: 0140449264
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: June 2003
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)-author of more than ninety plays and many novels-was well-known in Parisian society and was a contemporary of Victor Hugo. After the success of The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas dumped his entire fortune into his own Chateau de Monte Cristo-and was then forced to flee to Belgium to escape his creditors. He died penniless but optimistic, saying of death, "I shall tell her a story, and she will be kind to me."

Book Synopsis

For Edmond Dantes, life couldn't be better. At 19, he is soon to be captain of his own ship and about to be married to his true love, Mercedes. But his life is suddenly turned upside down when on his wedding day he is arrested. Without a fair trial, he is condemned to solitary confinement in the miserable Chateau d'If. Soon, it is clear that Edmond has been framed by a handful of powerful enemies, jealous of his success.

	Introduction	ix
	Chronology of Alexandre Dumas's Life and Work	xvii
	Historical Context of The Count of Monte Cristo	xix
I	Marseilles--The Arrival	1
II	Father and Son	10
III	The Catalans	15
IV	The Betrothal Feast	23
V	The Deputy Procureur du Roi	31
VI	The Examination	36
VII	The Chateau d'If	45
VIII	Villefort and Mercedes	54
IX	The Little Cabinet of the Tuileries	58
X	The Ogre	64
XI	The Hundred Days	68
XII	Numbers 34 and 27	72
XIII	An Italian Scholar	83
XIV	The Treasure	100
XV	The Third Attack	112
XVI	The Cemetery of the Chateau d'If	118
XVII	The Isle of Tiboulen	122
XVIII	The Isle of Monte Cristo	133
XIX	The Treasure Cave	138
XX	The Stranger	145
XXI	The Pont du Gard Inn	148
XXII	Caderousse's Story	154
XXIII	The Prison Register	165
XXIV	Morrel and Son	171
XXV	The Fifth of September	183
XXVI	Roman Bandits	192
XXVII	The Apparition	198
XXVIII	The Carnival at Rome	208
XXIX	The Catacombs of St Sebastian	221
XXX	The Guests	237
XXXI	The Presentation	254
XXXII	Unlimited Credit	263
XXXIII	The Pair of Dappled Greys	271
XXXIV	Haydee	279
XXXV	The Morrel Family	284
XXXVI	Toxicology	290
XXXVII	The Rise and Fall of Stocks	300
XXXVIII	Pyramus and Thisbe	308
XXXIX	M. Noirtier de Villefort	316
XL	The Will	323
XLI	The Telegraph	331
XLII	The Dinner	337
XLIII	A Conjugal Scene	348
XLIV	Matrimonial Plans	355
XLV	A Summer Ball	361
XLVI	Mme de Saint-Meran	377
XLVII	The Promise	383
XLVIII	Minutes of the Proceedings	402
XLIX	The Progress of Cavalcanti Junior	419
L	Haydee's Story	426
LI	The Report from Janina	444
LII	The Lemonade	452
LIII	The Accusation	463
LIV	The Trial	468
LV	The Challenge	479
LVI	The Insult	484
LVII	The Night	491
LVIII	The Duel	498
LIX	Revenge	502
LX	Valentine	512
LXI	The Secret Door	525
LXII	The Apparition Again	531
LXIII	The Serpent	537
LXIV	Maximilian	542
LXV	Danglars' Signature	550
LXVI	Consolation	557
LXVII	Separation	568
LXVIII	The Judge	582
LXIX	Expiation	591
LXX	The Departure	597
LXXI	The Fifth of October	611
	Notes	621
	Interpretive Notes	637
	Critical Excerpts	647
	Questions for Discussion	661
	Suggestions for the Interested Reader	663