The Oath (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 23)
Faria urges Dantès to escape without him — but Edmond swears never to leave his friend while he lives. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17, that vow changes their course: the escape tunnel must b...
17 Aug 202511min
Never Swim Again (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 22)
Faria tells Dantès the truth: the attack has left him permanently paralyzed. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17, the abbé demonstrates his lifeless arm, explains the family history of the illnes...
16 Aug 20258min
Without You? (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 21)
Faria wonders if Dantès might have escaped during his illness — but Edmond’s indignation makes his loyalty clear. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17, the abbé admits the attack has left him weak...
15 Aug 20258min
He Is Saved (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 20)
Edmond forces open the abbé’s jaws and administers the remedy — then waits, fearing he may have been too late. An hour passes before color returns to Faria’s cheeks and life stirs once more. In The Co...
14 Aug 20256min
The Fit (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 19)
The Abbé Faria’s illness strikes in full force. He warns Dantès of what is to come — and how to save him — but the attack is swift and violent, bringing convulsions, foam, and cries that must be muffl...
13 Aug 20258min
The Attack (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 18)
The escape is suddenly forgotten. A terrible illness strikes the Abbé Faria, leaving him pale, trembling, and barely able to speak. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17, Dantès must abandon the to...
12 Aug 20256min
The Work Complete (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 17)
Fifteen months of labor come to an end. Armed with only a chisel, a knife, and a wooden lever, the prisoners finish their underground passage — and wait for the right night to escape. In The Count of ...
11 Aug 20257min
The Escape Plan (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 16)
The year they’ve “lost” is over. Today’s episode reveals the abbé’s long-held plan: an underground passage, a loosened flagstone, a stunned sentry, and a descent from the outer walls on a ladder of co...
10 Aug 20257min
