The Final Proof (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 10)
The governor insists on the legal formalities for confirming Faria’s death, and the doctor orders the irons to be heated. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Dantès listens in horror as the smel...
9 Sep 202510min
“Happy in His Folly” (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 9)
From the hidden passage, Dantès overhears the turnkey’s crude jokes about Faria’s death — and the governor’s return with the doctor to confirm it. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, the physici...
8 Sep 20258min
Alone with a Corpse (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 8)
As dawn breaks, Dantès’ last doubts fade — Faria is dead. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Edmond closes the secret passage just in time for the jailer’s arrival, then returns to overhear the...
7 Sep 20257min
The Last Attempt (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 7)
Dantès waits for the moment to give the restorative, counting twelve drops, then the rest of the phial when no change comes. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, a violent tremor shakes Faria’s b...
6 Sep 20258min
Monte Cristo — Forget Not Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 6)
In the final moments of his life, Faria blesses Dantès and reaffirms the treasure’s reality, urging him to claim it if he ever escapes. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, a violent convulsion o...
5 Sep 20258min
The Last Chance (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 5)
Faria insists there is no hope, but Dantès refuses to give up. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Edmond retrieves the remaining “magic draught” and begs for instructions. The abbé tells him to...
4 Sep 20257min
The Third Attack Begins (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 4)
In the night, Dantès hears his name called from Faria’s cell — and finds the abbé gripped by the familiar, terrible symptoms of his illness. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Faria stops Edmon...
3 Sep 20256min
Learning the Treasure by Heart (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 3)
Faria, resigned to never enjoying the treasure himself, devotes his energy to preparing Dantès for the day he will be free to claim it. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Dantès memorizes the c...
2 Sep 202511min
