The Leap to Freedom (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 21 – Part 1)
Cast into the sea with a thirty-six-pound shot tied to his feet, Dantès slashes open the sack, cuts himself free, and rises to the surface. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 21, he dives again to ...
17 Sep 20256min
The Cemetery of the Château d’If (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 6)
Carried through the night to the sound of crashing waves, Dantès begins to grasp the terrible truth. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20, the grave-diggers swing the sack three times and hurl him...
16 Sep 20258min
The Weight of the Dead (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 5)
Carried out into the cold mistral night, Dantès resists the urge to act too soon. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20, the grave-diggers pause, search for an object, and return with a heavy metal...
15 Sep 20258min
The Grave-Diggers Arrive (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 4)
Dantès endures hours of tension before hearing the footsteps of the grave-diggers outside his cell. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20, he lies still as they lift the sack containing him, exchan...
14 Sep 20256min
The Risks of the Plan (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 3)
Sealed inside the burial sack, Dantès considers every possible outcome: discovery before leaving the cell, escape during transport, or clawing his way out of a fresh grave. In The Count of Monte Crist...
13 Sep 20255min
The Place of the Dead (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 2)
Refusing to die after so many years of suffering, Dantès conceives a desperate plan: since only the dead leave the dungeon, he will take the place of the dead. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20...
12 Sep 20256min
Alone Again (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20 – Part 1)
Faria lies in his final winding-sheet, a canvas sack on the bed where he once spoke and dreamed with Dantès. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20, Edmond is left utterly alone, the urge for suicid...
11 Sep 20256min
The Sack (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 11)
The governor orders Faria’s body to be “decently interred” in a sack — and with no chaplain present, there will be no mass. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Dantès listens to crude jokes and ...
10 Sep 202510min
