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The Count of Monte Cristo

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The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas's most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.

The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story. (Summary from Wikipedia)

This book contains alternate versions of a number of chapters – indicated by an alt after the file number. The Zip files contain both versions of these chapters.

There are 2 versions of the M4Bs made , one containing the original files for these chapters (4 parts), the other containing the alternate files for the chapters (5 parts). (49 hr 43 min)

Chapters

Marseilles–The Arrival

19:39

Read by Kristin LeMoine

Father and Son

19:17

Read by Gord Mackenzie

The Catalans

31:38

Read by Gord Mackenzie

Conspiracy

18:52

Read by Gord Mackenzie

The Marriage-Feast

33:33

Read by Betsie Bush

The Deputy Procureur du Roi

26:03

Read by Jc Guan

The Examination

21:24

Read by Jc Guan

The Chateau D’If

21:14

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Evening of the Betrothal

10:58

Read by J. M. Smallheer

The King’s Closet at the Tuileries

18:03

Read by J. M. Smallheer

The Corsican Ogre

20:51

Read by Chip

Father and Son

16:59

Read by Chip

The Hundred Days

16:45

Read by wolvrin

The Two Prisoners

22:25

Read by Lizzie Driver

Number 34 and Number 27

33:03

Read by R. Francis Smith

A Learned Italian

28:08

Read by Lizzie Driver

The Abbe’s Chamb

50:33

Read by Vicki Barbour

The Treasure

29:05

Read by Nathalie J.

The Third Attack

23:03

Read by Ransom

The Cemetary of Chateau D’If

12:42

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Island of Tiboulen

23:36

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Smugglers

18:24

Read by Kristin LeMoine

The Island of Monte Cristo

19:36

Read by Justin Brett

The Secret Cave

17:33

Read by telkins

The Unknown

20:56

Read by Ana Simão

The Unknown, alternate version

18:32

Read by Anka

The Pont du Gard Inn

38:16

Read by Ana Simão

The Pont du Gard Inn, alternate version

31:28

Read by Anka

The Story

28:31

Read by featherheadfop

The Prison Register

15:33

Read by Chip

The House of Morrel & Son

29:27

Read by Chip

The Fifth of September

36:29

Read by Lady Maria

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor

57:21

Read by Ana Simão

Italy: Sinbad the Sailor, alternate version

49:25

Read by Anka

The Waking

14:44

Read by Ana Simão

The Waking, alternate version

12:48

Read by Anka

Roman Bandits

1:09:21

Read by Ana Simão

Roman Bandits, alternate version

1:03:54

Read by Anka

The Colosseum part 1

35:21

Read by Jc Guan

The Colosseum part 2

34:56

Read by Jc Guan

La Mazzolata

30:42

Read by featherheadfop

The Carnival at Rom

38:57

Read by Lady Maria

The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian

35:09

Read by vrk74

The Compact

19:18

Read by Jennifer Stearns

The Guest

17:31

Read by Jennifer Stearns

The Breakfast

48:15

Read by rakkar

The Presentation

28:05

Read by featherheadfop

Monsieur Bertuccio

9:16

Read by Luisa Hall

The House at Auteuil

16:11

Read by Ana Simão

The House at Auteuil, altenate version

19:21

Read by Ruth Golding

The Vendetta

54:11

Read by Ana Simão

The Vendetta , alternate version

54:28

Read by Annise

The Rain of Blood

34:40

Read by Ana Simão

The Rain of Blood, alternate version

35:21

Read by Philippa

Unlimited Credit

32:39

Read by Heather Duncan

The Dappled Greys

32:22

Read by Caitlin Kelly

The Ideology

30:23

Read by Kristine Bekere

Haidee

13:54

Read by Westwinds12

The Morrel Family

18:37

Read by David Jaquay

Pyramus and Thisbe

28:37

Read by David Jaquay

Toxicology

36:29

Read by David Jaquay

Robert le Diable

36:04

Read by Kirsten Ferreri

A Flurry in Stocks

23:11

Read by Kirsten Ferreri

Major Cavalcanti

21:09

Read by Kirsten Ferreri

Andrea Cavalcanti

24:46

Read by Ophelia Darcy

In the Lucerne Patch

26:47

Read by George Coutts

M. Noirtier de Villefort

27:29

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

The Will

26:49

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

The Telegraph

29:02

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

How a Gardener…

21:33

Read by Westwinds12

Ghosts

21:43

Read by Westwinds12

The Dinner

21:51

Read by George Coutts

The Beggar

23:43

Read by |CBW|Simon

A Conjugal Scene

23:31

Read by Paul-Gabriel Wiener

Matrimonial Projects

23:33

Read by Faris

At the Office of the King’s Attorney

25:04

Read by Dan Threetrees

A Summer Ball

17:07

Read by Robin Cotter

The Inquiry

22:28

Read by Robin Cotter

The Ball

21:34

Read by Robin Cotter

Bread and Salt

8:48

Read by chriss the girl

Madame de Saint-Meran

29:30

Read by bozgeez

The Promise, part 1

28:11

Read by Julie Bynum

The Promise, part 2

24:50

Read by Julie Bynum

The Villefort Family Vault

23:38

Read by Clarke Bell

A Signed Statement

7:50

Read by Mark Nelson

The Progress of Cavalcanti the Younger

26:20

Read by Mark Nelson

Haidee

56:45

Read by Mark Nelson

We Hear from Yanina

39:02

Read by Thomas Wells

The Lemonade

25:35

Read by Aruna

The Accusation

12:23

Read by Thomas Wells

The Room of the Retired Baker

32:01

Read by Catherine Fitz

The Burglary

26:42

Read by Alex Foster

The Hand of God

13:15

Read by Jenilee

Beauchamp

13:47

Read by Catherine Fitz

The Journey

19:54

Read by Catherine Fitz

The Trial

27:28

Read by Catherine Fitz

The Challenge

13:37

Read by Catherine Fitz

The Insult

19:41

Read by Adam M Smith

A Nocturnal Visit

23:48

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

The Meeting

37:08

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

Mother and Son

20:34

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

The Suicide

16:58

Read by Kevin McAsh

Valentine

14:44

Read by Kevin McAsh

Maximilian’s Avowal

29:05

Read by Ana Simão

Maximilian’s Avowal, alternate version

28:22

Read by Philippa

Father and Daughter

24:40

Read by Robin Cotter

The Contract

20:50

Read by J. M. Smallheer

The Departure for Belgium

12:16

Read by J. M. Smallheer

The Bell and Bottle Tavern

24:46

Read by David Jaquay

The Law

22:06

Read by Kevin O'Coin

The Apparition

16:01

Read by Sam Fold

Locusta

13:19

Read by Nichole Karl

Valentine

11:22

Read by Christie Nowak

Maximilian

16:05

Read by Christie Nowak

Danglars Signature

22:32

Read by Claire Goget

The Cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise

30:26

Read by Kristine Bekere

Dividing the Proceeds

33:54

Read by Ernst Schnell

The Lions’ Den

14:38

Read by Kurt Copeland

The Judge

24:03

Read by Aruna

The Assizes

13:04

Read by Monika Bruss

The Indictment

14:23

Read by Kurt Copeland

Expiation

23:25

Read by Robin Cotter

The Departure

38:55

Read by Robin Cotter

The Past

31:11

Read by Robin Cotter

Peppino

28:38

Read by Tammy Sanders

Luigi Vampa’s Bill of Fare

14:04

Read by Seth P. Mariscal

The Pardon

11:26

Read by katyleah

The Fifth of October

32:28

Read by Kristine Bekere

Bewertungen

excellent

(4 Sterne)

This was one of my first LibriVox experiences (last year) and I loved it. I got a kick out of all the readers and their bdifferent voices and quirks, and I didn't find them at all unintelligible. By the end of the book some of them felt like old friends. I'm saddened by the number of reviewers here who are being downright mean to people who volunteered to read. You get what you pay for -- if you want a professional reading, buy one.

No complaints

(4 Sterne)

Didn't have a problem with the readers. No trouble understanding accents just fine, though some were a bit muffled. Only problem was that chapter seven was cut a little early. But it's free, I enjoyed it, can't complain.

addicting book

(5 Sterne)

much better than the movie! I don't mind the different readers, especially since there are alternatives to those chapters...relax, it's a free audiobook

Loved the story, couldn't finish

(2 Sterne)

Listened to most of the book as I travelled on weekends but as I approached the end it became difficult to understand some of the readers in some of the chapters and I had to quit. I was missing a lot of the detail which was not doing the book justice...I will finish reading the book myself. Some of the chapters have excellent readers.

Excellent

(5 Sterne)

Say what you will, I was impressed with the quality of the readers. By and large, they were excellent and I appreciate the time they took to make this a positive and enjoyable experience.

needs a second listen

(3 Sterne)

it was a bit confusing to have so many different readers, some of who had very poor English skills and lacked the ability to pronounce any French words. Keeping in mind it was free and people, well meaning, did take their time to read the text so the rest of us could enjoy this classic book while going about our work or leisure and for this i am grateful.

Previous reviews

(4 Sterne)

Did you notice that some of the chapters had alternate readings ? Inresponse to difficulties some listeners had, other Librivox readers have volunteered them time to give a choice .

A bit here and there

(2 Sterne)

This book have been a favorite of mine for many years, but I have never read it in English, and decided I wanted to listen to it here. Unfortunatly it seems that the PL haven't done their job properly, because there are several chapters which have several issues. To many of the readers speak badly English, and several readers buthcer the French names. To many chapters have backround noise, speed readers(skipping-over-the-words-fast) and other issues that should have been easy enough to fix. Edit: Chapter 115 cuts off very sudden, not really sure if it's actually finished or nor...