The Search Exhausted (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 9)
Faria recounts years spent scouring the Spada archives for any trace of the missing fortune — and finding nothing. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the inheritance appears lost to history, le...
26 Aug 20257min
The Breviary (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 8)
With the pope dead and Cæsar Borgia in exile, the Spada family never regains its former glory — and rumors swirl that Cæsar kept the fortune for himself. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Fari...
25 Aug 20255min
An Empty Inheritance (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 7)
After Spada’s death, Pope Alexander VI and Cæsar Borgia move quickly to claim his wealth — only to find a meager inheritance and a curious note mentioning a gold-cornered breviary. In The Count of Mon...
24 Aug 20257min
Dinner at San Pierdarena (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 6)
Pope Alexander VI chooses a slower, surer method for reclaiming the cardinals’ wealth: an invitation to dinner. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Cardinal Spada anticipates the danger and make...
23 Aug 20256min
The Pope’s Scheme (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 5)
Faria continues his story, recounting a moment in Renaissance Italy when Pope Alexander VI and Cæsar Borgia sought money — and found it in the ambitions of two powerful men. In The Count of Monte Cris...
22 Aug 20258min
The Story Begins (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 4)
Avoiding Faria all day, Dantès finally relents when the abbé drags himself, with great difficulty, into his cell. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the old man insists Edmond hear the truth ab...
21 Aug 20256min
Madness or Truth? (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 3)
Faria insists he has reconstructed the burnt document and uncovered its secret — but before he can explain, footsteps interrupt. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Dantès slips away to avoid he...
20 Aug 20255min
Proof on Paper (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 2)
Dantès fears the abbé’s talk of treasure is a relapse — but Faria insists the matter is urgent. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the old man speaks of vengeance turned to generosity, determin...
19 Aug 202510min
