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The Count of Monte Cristois an adventure novel byAlexandre Dumas. A man’s gifted life is changed overnight from the height of happiness to rigorous imprisonment. Edmond Dantès who is fortunate enough to lead a wonderful life with his personal & professional success. Soon to become a captain of the ship, he is engaged to beautiful and young Mercedes.
Framed by his envious friends, co-workers and neighbors, he has been charged for political reasons while he was carrying a letter to one of the Bonapartists. The public prosecutor knowing his innocence is about to set him free. However he came to know the letter carried by him was intended to be delivered to none other than his father. He realizes this could make himself into trouble and plot against Edmond and send him to prison for ever.
In the prison Edmond meets an intellectual and gathers lot of knowledge from him, including information about a hidden treasure in the island of Monte Cristo. The death of the intellectual and the incidents preceding his cremation opened his way to free from prison and he unearths the treasure from the island. The rest of the story is narrated of his revenge against those people, who made his life miserable by sending him to prison.
W hen Franz recovered his senses, he saw Albert drinking a glass of water, of which, to judge from his pallor, he stood in great need; and the count, who was assuming his masquerade costume. He glance…
I n his whole life, perhaps, Franz had never before experienced so sudden an impression, so rapid a transition from gayety to sadness, as in this moment. It seemed as though Rome, under the magic brea…
T he first words that Albert uttered to his friend, on the following morning, contained a request that Franz would accompany him on a visit to the count; true, the young man had warmly and energetical…
I n the house in the Rue du Helder, where Albert had invited the Count of Monte Cristo, everything was being prepared on the morning of the 21st of May to do honor to the occasion. Albert de Morcerf i…
A nd what sort of persons do you expect to breakfast?” said Beauchamp. “A gentleman, and a diplomatist.” “Then we shall have to wait two hours for the gentleman, and three for the diplomatist. I sha…
W hen Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as cicerone by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment. You, who are accustome…
M eanwhile the count had arrived at his house; it had taken him six minutes to perform the distance, but these six minutes were sufficient to induce twenty young men who knew the price of the equipage…
M onte Cristo noticed, as they descended the staircase, that Bertuccio signed himself in the Corsican manner; that is, had formed the sign of the cross in the air with his thumb, and as he seated hims…
A t what point shall I begin my story, your excellency?” asked Bertuccio. “Where you please,” returned Monte Cristo, “since I know nothing at all of it.” “I thought the Abbé Busoni had told your exc…
A s the jeweller returned to the apartment, he cast around him a scrutinizing glance—but there was nothing to excite suspicion, if it did not exist, or to confirm it, if it were already awakened. Cade…
I t was about six o’clock in the evening; an opal-colored light, through which an autumnal sun shed its golden rays, de…
T he next day Danglars was again hungry; certainly the air of that dungeon was very provocative of appetite. The prison…
W e awake from every sleep except the one dreaded by Danglars. He awoke. To a Parisian accustomed to silken curtains, w…
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T he count departed with a sad heart from the house in which he had left Mercédès, probably never to behold her again. …
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N otwithstanding the density of the crowd, M. de Villefort saw it open before him. There is something so awe-inspiring …
T he judges took their places in the midst of the most profound silence; the jury took their seats; M. de Villefort, th…
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