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The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

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Edmond Dantes returns to Marseille expecting professional advancement and marriage, but a conspiracy sends him into imprisonment. A later transformation gives him resources to investigate those who destroyed his prospects. New identities and elaborate plans bring a search for justice into the uncertain territory of revenge.

117 sections461,821 wordsAbout 34 h 59 min
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About The Count of Monte Cristo

The plot distributes knowledge unevenly, allowing some characters to see only hospitality or coincidence where another sees a design. Wealth and disguise make power seem almost unlimited, yet other people’s attachments complicate its use. Read the carefully staged encounters for the difference between punishing a wrong and controlling lives whose connections exceed the original grievance.

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Follow the use of wealth, disguise, and unequal knowledge while considering where a pursuit of justice becomes a claim to control others.

This reading edition contains 461,821 words in 117 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Alexandre Dumas. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

Opening excerpt

On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

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Contents

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  1. Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival15 min
  2. Chapter 2. Father and Son12 min
  3. Chapter 3. The Catalans18 min
  4. Chapter 4. Conspiracy11 min
  5. Chapter 5. The Marriage Feast26 min
  6. Chapter 6. The Deputy Procureur du Roi20 min
  7. Chapter 7. The Examination16 min
  8. Chapter 8. The Château d’If15 min
  9. Chapter 9. The Evening of the Betrothal9 min
  10. Chapter 10. The King’s Closet at the Tuileries13 min
  11. Chapter 11. The Corsican Ogre14 min
  12. Chapter 12. Father and Son12 min
  13. Chapter 13. The Hundred Days12 min
  14. Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners15 min
  15. Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 2725 min
  16. Chapter 16. A Learned Italian19 min
  17. Chapter 17. The Abbé’s Chamber36 min
  18. Chapter 18. The Treasure21 min
  19. Chapter 19. The Third Attack18 min
  20. Chapter 20. The Cemetery of the Château d’If9 min
  21. Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen17 min
  22. Chapter 22. The Smugglers14 min
  23. Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo14 min
  24. Chapter 24. The Secret Cave15 min
  25. Chapter 25. The Unknown15 min
  26. Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn26 min
  27. Chapter 27. The Story24 min
  28. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 28. The Prison Register11 min
  29. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son20 min
  30. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 30. The Fifth of September26 min
  31. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor40 min
  32. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 32. The Waking11 min
  33. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 33. Roman Bandits50 min
  34. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 34. The Colosseum50 min
  35. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 35. La Mazzolata25 min
  36. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome29 min
  37. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian28 min
  38. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 38. The Rendezvous15 min
  39. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 39. The Guests13 min
  40. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 40. The Breakfast38 min
  41. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 41. The Presentation24 min
  42. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio8 min
  43. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 43. The House at Auteuil11 min
  44. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 44. The Vendetta39 min
  45. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood25 min
  46. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit24 min
  47. VOLUME TWO — Chapter 47. The Dappled Grays24 min
  48. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 48. Ideology21 min
  49. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 49. Haydée9 min
  50. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 50. The Morrel Family16 min
  51. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 51. Pyramus and Thisbe23 min
  52. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 52. Toxicology29 min
  53. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 53. Robert le Diable28 min
  54. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 54. A Flurry in Stocks19 min
  55. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 55. Major Cavalcanti17 min
  56. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 56. Andrea Cavalcanti20 min
  57. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 57. In the Lucern Patch21 min
  58. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 58. M. Noirtier de Villefort15 min
  59. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 59. The Will14 min
  60. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 60. The Telegraph17 min
  61. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 61. How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice that Eat His Peaches14 min
  62. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 62. Ghosts14 min
  63. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 63. The Dinner16 min
  64. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 64. The Beggar14 min
  65. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 65. A Conjugal Scene17 min
  66. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 66. Matrimonial Projects15 min
  67. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 67. The Office of the King’s Attorney20 min
  68. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 68. A Summer Ball11 min
  69. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 69. The Inquiry15 min
  70. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 70. The Ball14 min
  71. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 71. Bread and Salt7 min
  72. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 72. Madame de Saint-Méran19 min
  73. VOLUME THREE — Chapter 73. The Promise43 min
  74. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 74. The Villefort Family Vault15 min
  75. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 75. A Signed Statement17 min
  76. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 76. Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger16 min
  77. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 77. Haydée37 min
  78. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 78. We hear From Yanina33 min
  79. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 79. The Lemonade19 min
  80. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 80. The Accusation10 min
  81. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 81. The Room of the Retired Baker26 min
  82. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 82. The Burglary21 min
  83. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 83. The Hand of God10 min
  84. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 84. Beauchamp10 min
  85. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 85. The Journey16 min
  86. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 86. The Trial21 min
  87. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 87. The Challenge11 min
  88. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 88. The Insult15 min
  89. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 89. The Night14 min
  90. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 90. The Meeting19 min
  91. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 91. Mother and Son11 min
  92. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 92. The Suicide14 min
  93. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 93. Valentine12 min
  94. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 94. Maximilian’s Avowal18 min
  95. VOLUME FOUR — Chapter 95. Father and Daughter15 min
  96. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 96. The Contract17 min
  97. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 97. The Departure for Belgium10 min
  98. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 98. The Bell and Bottle Tavern21 min
  99. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 99. The Law16 min
  100. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 100. The Apparition12 min
  101. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 101. Locusta9 min
  102. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 102. Valentine10 min
  103. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 103. Maximilian14 min
  104. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 104. Danglars’ Signature17 min
  105. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 105. The Cemetery of Père-Lachaise21 min
  106. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds25 min
  107. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 107. The Lions’ Den12 min
  108. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 108. The Judge16 min
  109. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 109. The Assizes9 min
  110. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 110. The Indictment12 min
  111. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 111. Expiation14 min
  112. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 112. The Departure24 min
  113. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 113. The Past20 min
  114. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 114. Peppino17 min
  115. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 115. Luigi Vampa’s Bill of Fare10 min
  116. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 116. The Pardon8 min
  117. VOLUME FIVE — Chapter 117. The Fifth of October25 min

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