Project Gutenberg 2007-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 108 Lermina, Jules 1839 1915 Lermina, Jules Hippolyte The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I E-text prepared by Juergen Lohnert, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I" by Jules Lermina is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative serves as a sequel to Alexandre Dumas's classic tale, featuring the enigmatic Count of Monte-Cristo and diving into the lives of characters entangled in themes of revenge, identity, and the consequences of past actions. The story introduces new protagonists like Benedetto and Eugenie, exploring their ambitions, relationships, and the unfolding drama surrounding a marriage contract, a murder trial, and a family tragedy. At the start of the book, a marriage contract is set to be signed between Eugenie, the daughter of the wealthy banker Danglars, and Count Andrea Cavalcanti. However, the event is disrupted by shocking revelations, including the murder of a former galley slave associated with the count. Recognized through an unexpected twist, the narrative builds a foundation of intrigue as characters grapple with their identities and familial ties. The opening establishes a wealthy societal backdrop where reputation and scandal are at stake, hinting at the imminent chaos as relationships and secrets begin to unspool. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Adventure stories Dantès, Edmond (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 578677 578537 2024-09-09T12:13:02.180704 2023-09-10T05:06:21.337430 text/html text/html 594115 2007-07-16T11:07:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215137 2007-07-16T11:08:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287111 2024-09-09T12:13:13.672730 application/epub+zip 291091 2024-09-09T12:13:04.861677 application/epub+zip 282532 2024-09-09T12:13:03.551734 application/epub+zip 547435 2024-09-09T12:13:20.318641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483359 2024-09-09T12:13:12.410669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472078 2022-09-10T10:36:11.474891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523565 523470 2024-09-09T12:12:59.526707 2023-09-10T05:06:18.394413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 523373 2007-07-16T11:07:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194398 2007-07-16T11:09:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 523380 2007-07-16T11:07:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194384 2007-07-16T11:09:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20455 2024-09-09T12:13:20.845599 application/rdf+xml 11518 2024-09-09T12:13:03.946725 image/jpeg 2773 2024-09-09T12:13:03.750693 image/jpeg 265060 2024-09-09T12:13:02.233693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia