The Countdown of Monte Cristo
The Countdown of Monte Cristo is a daily literary escape into Alexandre Dumas’ epic tale of revenge, betrayal, and redemption. Join host Landen Celano as he reads a passage from The Count of Monte Cristo every single day—starting January 20, 2025, and ending January 20, 2029. No commentary, no analysis—just pure storytelling, one piece at a time. Whether you’re experiencing the novel for the first time or revisiting a classic, this daily reading offers a slow-burn immersion into one of literature’s greatest adventures. Subscribe now and count down with us, one passage at a time.
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- 2025
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 …
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 …
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 t…
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 Edmo…
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 …
The Real Treasure (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 2)
A final hope of escape is destroyed when the gallery to the sea is rebuilt and the hidden tunnel sealed.
In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Dantès tells Faria that his true fortune is not the …
The Island of Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 1)
With the treasure now pledged to him, Dantès listens as Faria speaks of the good such wealth could do — but Edmond’s vow of vengeance reminds him how much harm it could also bring.
In The Count of Mo…
A Father’s Gift (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 13)
Dantès can hardly believe the treasure’s value, but Faria assures him such fortunes were not uncommon for noble families of the fifteenth century.
In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the old ma…
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 for…
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 reveal…
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 wri…
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, l…
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, Far…
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 Mo…
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 mak…
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 Cri…
The Story Begins (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 4)
Avoiding Faria all day, Dantès finally relents when the abbé drags himself, with great difficulty, into his cell.
In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the old man insists Edmond hear the truth a…
Madness or Truth? (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 3)
Faria insists he has reconstructed the burnt document and uncovered its secret — but before he can explain, footsteps interrupt.
In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, Dantès slips away to avoid h…
Proof on Paper (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 2)
Dantès fears the abbé’s talk of treasure is a relapse — but Faria insists the matter is urgent.
In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18, the old man speaks of vengeance turned to generosity, determi…
The Treasure (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 18 – Part 1)
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 h…