The Count Of Monte Cristo (Complete) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Historical Revenge Saga of Wrongful Imprisonment, Hidden Treasure, Justice, and RedemptionBy Alexandre Dumas
Length54h 47m
About this audiobook
The Count of Monte Cristo (Complete) is Alexandre Dumas's grand meditation on injustice, revenge, providence, and moral reckoning. Centered on Edmond Dantès, a young sailor falsely imprisoned and transformed into the enigmatic Count, the novel unfolds across prisons, salons, courts, and Mediterranean landscapes with astonishing narrative momentum. Its style blends melodramatic intensity, historical realism, and feuilleton suspense, placing it among the defining achievements of nineteenth-century French popular fiction while also engaging the era's anxieties about law, class, politics, and fate. Alexandre Dumas, born in 1802 to a family marked by military distinction and racial complexity, became one of France's most celebrated storytellers. His fascination with history, disguise, social mobility, and theatrical revelation informs the novel's architecture. Drawing on Restoration-era politics, legal scandals, and his own gift for dramatic plotting, Dumas created a work that reflects both the instability and ambition of post-Napoleonic France. This complete edition is essential for readers who want the full breadth of Dumas's design: not merely an adventure of vengeance, but a profound inquiry into suffering, power, and redemption. It is recommended to anyone who values expansive storytelling, memorable characters, and fiction that combines intellectual seriousness with irresistible narrative pleasure.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics
Length54 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 10, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Count Of Monte Cristo (Complete) (Annotated)
64Chapter 59 The Will.
2Introduction
65Chapter 60 The Telegraph[147]
3Synopsis
66Chapter 61 How a Gardener may get rid of the Dormice that eat His Peaches.
4Historical Context
67Chapter 62 Ghosts.
5Author Biography
68Chapter 63 The Dinner.
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6Chapter 1 Marseilles—The Arrival.
69Chapter 64 The Beggar.
7Chapter 2 Father and Son
70Chapter 65 A Conjugal Scene.
8Chapter 3 The Catalans.
71Chapter 66 Matrimonial Projects.
9Chapter 4 Conspiracy.
72Chapter 67 At the Office of the King’s Attorney.
10Chapter 5 The Marriage-Feast.
73Chapter 68 A Summer Ball.
11Chapter 6 The Deputy Procureur du Roi[10].
74Chapter 69 The Inquiry.
12Chapter 7 The Examination.
75Chapter 70 The Ball.
13Chapter 8 The Chateau D’If[14].
76Chapter 71 Bread and Salt[169].
14Chapter 9 The Evening of the Betrothal.
77Chapter 72 Madame de Saint-Meran.
15Chapter 10 The King’s Closet at the Tuileries.
78Chapter 73 The Promise.
16Chapter 11 The Corsican Ogre.
79Chapter 74 The Villefort Family Vault.
17Chapter 12 Father and Son.
80Chapter 75 A Signed Statement.
18Chapter 13 The Hundred Days[22].
81Chapter 76 Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger.
19Chapter 14 The Two Prisoners.
82Chapter 77 Haidee.
20Chapter 15 Number 34 and Number 27.
83Chapter 78 We hear from Yanina[189].
21Chapter 16 A Learned Italian.
84Chapter 79 The Lemonade.
22Chapter 17 The Abbe’s Chamber.
85Chapter 80 The Accusation.
23Chapter 18 The Treasure.
86Chapter 81 The Room of the Retired Baker.
24Chapter 19 The Third Attack.
87Chapter 82 The Burglary.
25Chapter 20 The Cemetery of the Chateau D’If.
88Chapter 83 The Hand of God.
26Chapter 21 The Island of Tiboulen.
89Chapter 84 Beauchamp.
27Chapter 22 The Smugglers.
90Chapter 85 The Journey.
28Chapter 23 The Island of Monte Cristo.
91Chapter 86 The Trial.
29Chapter 24 The Secret Cave.
92Chapter 87 The Challenge.
30Chapter 25 The Unknown.
93Chapter 88 The Insult.
31Chapter 26 The Pont du Gard[50] Inn.
94Chapter 89 A Nocturnal Interview.
32Chapter 27 The Story.
95Chapter 90 The Meeting.
33Chapter 28 The Prison Register.
96Chapter 91 Mother and Son.
34Chapter 29 The House of Morrel and Son.
97Chapter 92 The Suicide.
35Chapter 30 The Fifth of September.
98Chapter 93 Valentine.
36Chapter 31 Italy: Sinbad the Sailor.
99Chapter 94 Maximilian’s Avowal.
37Chapter 32 The Waking.
100Chapter 95 Father and Daughter.
38Chapter 33 Roman Bandits.
101Chapter 96 The Contract.
39Chapter 34 The Colosseum.
102Chapter 97 The Departure for Belgium.
40Chapter 35 La Mazzolata[80].
103Chapter 98 The Bell and Bottle Tavern.
41Chapter 36 The Carnival at Rome.
104Chapter 99 The Law.
42Chapter 37 The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian.
105Chapter 100 The Apparition.
43Chapter 38 The Compact.
106Chapter 101 Locusta.
44Chapter 39 The Guests.
107Chapter 102 Valentine.
45Chapter 40 The Breakfast.
108Chapter 103 Maximilian.
46Chapter 41 The Presentation.
109Chapter 104 Danglars Signature.
47Chapter 42 Monsieur Bertuccio.
110Chapter 105 The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise.
48Chapter 43 The House at Auteuil.
111Chapter 106 Dividing the Proceeds.
49Chapter 44 The Vendetta[106].
112Chapter 107 The Lions’ Den.
50Chapter 45 The Rain of Blood.
113Chapter 108 The Judge.
51Chapter 46 Unlimited Credit
114Chapter 109 The Assizes.
52Chapter 47 The Dappled Grays.
115Chapter 110 The Indictment.
53Chapter 48 Ideology.
116Chapter 111 Expiation.
54Chapter 49 Haidee.
117Chapter 112 The Departure.
55Chapter 50 The Morrel Family.
118Chapter 113 The Past.
56Chapter 51 Pyramus and Thisbe[124].
119Chapter 114 Peppino.
57Chapter 52 Toxicology.
120Chapter 115 Luigi Vampa’s Bill of Fare.
58Chapter 53 Robert le Diable[131].
121Chapter 116 The Pardon.
59Chapter 54 A Flurry in Stocks.
122Chapter 117 The Fifth of October.
60Chapter 55 Major Cavalcanti.
123Analysis
61Chapter 56 Andrea Cavalcanti.
124Reflection
62Chapter 57 In the Lucerne Patch.
125Memorable Quotes
63Chapter 58 M. Noirtier de Villefort.
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