The Countdown of Monte Cristo

When Dantès visits the abbé the next morning, he finds him composed — and holding a strange, half-burnt paper marked with Gothic script. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Faria reveals what he...

19 Aug 20257min

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

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

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

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 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 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

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