1001 Stories For The Road
Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, 1001 Stories For The Road is bringing back adventure with stories like "Treasure Island", "The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie, "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "Tarzan of the Apes", "King Solomon's Mines", "The 39 Steps", "The Call of the Wild"- and many more. These sto...
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Sept. 17, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 62) GHOSTS
This chapter marks the beginning of the Count’s grand dinner at Auteuil. Bertuccio has decked out the home in preparation, save for one room, which the Count will show his guests after the food has been served. The Count sees...
Sept. 14, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 61) THE GARDENER AND HIS DORMICE
The Count does as he said he would do and goes on a trip to visit the telegraph operator nearby. First, he notices that the operator spends a great deal of time tending the garden at the foot of the telegraph tower. Then, whe...
Sept. 10, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CH 60) THE TELEGRAPH
The Count arrives, again paying a visit to Villefort and his wife. He finds them both dismayed at the idea that their daughter has been disinherited from 900,000 francs, but Villefort insists to his wife and the Count that th...
Sept. 7, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CH 59) THE WILL
The notary arrives, and wonders if he will be able to serve a man in Noirtier’s condition, as he fears that Noirtier’s disability is not only physical but mental, and that, therefore, he would not be in a position to make a c...
Sept. 3, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO M. NORTIER DE VILLAFORT
The elder Nortier, who now is almost totally debilitated with the exception of hi eye movements, is told by his son that Vantine is to marry Franz . When they leave, he calls for Valentine to let her know he is enraged about ...
Aug. 31, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 57) IN THE LUCERNE PATCH
Maximilian Morell and Valentine meet in Max's hay patch (Lucerne is a nutrient rich version of hay feed for horses) to share opinions and news- and he tells her that Franz is returning soon. Her parents have promised her to F...
Aug. 27, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 56) ANDREA CAVALCANTI
The Count introdes Major Cavalcanti to his newly found "son" Andrea, gives them money and their story with the promise of more money coming, and send them on the way. They will become important pawns in his scheme, one part o...
Aug. 24, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 55) MAJOR CAVALCONTI
The Count stays busy here and in chapter 56 weaving together false identities for Major Cavalconti and the young man who will assume the identity of the Majors son Andrea for what purpose we are not sure at this point- but bo...
Aug. 20, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 54) A FLURRY IN STOCKS
The Count’s plans for vengeance are moving more swiftly. Now that the Count has gotten to know the families of Fernand, Danglars, and Villefort, he can begin the long-term chess-match that will result in the revelation of the...
Aug. 17, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 53) ROBERT LE DIABLE
Robert Le Diable is the name of a play to which Paris society has flocked- and here the author uses this gathering of highbrows to describe how these nabobs acted in their day. This chapter, a portrait of society gathering at...
Aug. 13, 2025
THE COUNTOF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 52) TOXICOLOGY
The Count stops by the Villafortmansion and becomes engaged in a private conversation with Madame de Villafort after meeting her lovely stepdaughter Valentine, who much impressed him with her bearing and the young brat Edward...
Aug. 10, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 51) PYRAMUS AND THISBE
Two lovers meet in the back garden of the Villafort mansion- Valentine, the stepdaughter of Madame Villafort, and Maximilian, the youngest son of Capt.Morrell. Valentine, who carries a huge inheritance from her deceased mothe...
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