The Will and the Fortune (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 12)
Faria explains how he reconstructed Cardinal Spada’s will and the treasure’s location — and how his attempt to claim it led to his arrest. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, he pledges the fort...
29 Aug 202512min
The Complete Secret (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 11)
Faria presents a second fragment of parchment, and together with the first, it forms a complete declaration: Cardinal Cæsar Spada’s will. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the document reveals...
28 Aug 20256min
The Hidden Script (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 10)
A simple search for a candle-light changes everything. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Faria discovers that an old page in the Spada breviary — long used as a bookmark — holds invisible writ...
27 Aug 20258min
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
