The Count of Monte Cristo

Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantes, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d'If -- doomed to spend his life in a dank prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his miraculous escape, and his carefully wrought revenge creates a dramatic tale of mystery and intrigue and paints a vision of France -- a dazzling, dueling, exuberant France -- that has become immortal.

Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of five books, A Safe Place, Sleepers, Apaches, Gangster, and the forthcoming Street Boys. He has also written scripts for movies and television. He lives in New York.

Introduction	p. ix
Chronology of Alexandre Dumas's Life and Work	p. xvii
Historical Context of The Count of Monte Cristo	p. xix
Marseilles--The Arrival	p. 1
Father and Son	p. 10
The Catalans	p. 15
The Betrothal Feast	p. 23
The Deputy Procureur du Roi	p. 31
The Examination	p. 36
The Chateau d'If	p. 45
Villefort and Mercedes	p. 54
The Little Cabinet of the Tuileries	p. 58
The Ogre	p. 64
The Hundred Days	p. 68
Numbers 34 and 27	p. 72
An Italian Scholar	p. 83
The Treasure	p. 100
The Third Attack	p. 112
The Cemetery of the Chateau d'If	p. 118
The Isle of Tiboulen	p. 122
The Isle of Monte Cristo	p. 133
The Treasure Cave	p. 138
The Stranger	p. 145
The Pont du Gard Inn	p. 148
Caderousse's Story	p. 154
The Prison Register	p. 165
Morrel and Son	p. 171
The Fifth of September	p. 183
Roman Bandits	p. 192
The Apparition	p. 198
The Carnival at Rome	p. 208
The Catacombs of St Sebastian	p. 221
The Guests	p. 237
The Presentation	p. 254
Unlimited Credit	p. 263
The Pair of Dappled Greys	p. 271
Haydee	p. 279
The Morrel Family	p. 284
Toxicology	p. 290
The Rise and Fall of Stocks	p. 300
Pyramus and Thisbe	p. 308
M. Noirtier de Villefort	p. 316
The Will	p. 323
The Telegraph	p. 331
The Dinner	p. 337
A Conjugal Scene	p. 348
Matrimonial Plans	p. 355
A Summer Ball	p. 361
Mme de Saint-Meran	p. 377
The Promise	p. 383
Minutes of the Proceedings	p. 402
The Progress of Cavalcanti Junior	p. 419
Haydee's Story	p. 426
The Report from Janina	p. 444
The Lemonade	p. 452
The Accusation	p. 463
The Trial	p. 468
The Challenge	p. 479
The Insult	p. 484
The Night	p. 491
The Duel	p. 498
Revenge	p. 502
Valentine	p. 512
The Secret Door	p. 525
The Apparition Again	p. 531
The Serpent	p. 537
Maximilian	p. 542
Danglars' Signature	p. 550
Consolation	p. 557
Separation	p. 568
The Judge	p. 582
Expiation	p. 591
The Departure	p. 597
The Fifth of October	p. 611
Notes	p. 621
Interpretive Notes	p. 637
Critical Excerpts	p. 647
Questions for Discussion	p. 661
Suggestions for the Interested Reader	p. 663
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