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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Nov. 5, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 78) PANNINA
The chapter opens with Fernand de Morcerf meeting Danglars at the latter’s home. Morcerf is there, finally, to confirm what the two men have discussed between themselves for eight years: that Albert is to marry Eugenie. But M...
Nov. 2, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 77) HAITEE
Analysis Albert de Morcerf returns to the house of the Count of Monte Cristo, where, after some discussion, he says that he wishes to speak with Haydee, whose guzla-playing he hears in the other room. The Count warns Albert n...
Oct. 26, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 76) PROGRESS OF CAVALCANTI THE YOUNGER
One episode this week - voice bad due to pre-back surgery meds. Will be 100% next week. Danglers entertains the Count and tries to push young Cavalcanti on his daughter Eugenie even though he proised her to the patient Morcer...
Oct. 22, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 74-75)
Afterward, Villefort finds Franz and asks him to come to the Villefort residence very shortly, where he will be briefed on the situation with Valentine. When Franz does arrive there, Villefort tells him that Valentine has no ...
Oct. 19, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 71-73) BREAD & SALT, MDME ST. MERAN, AND THE PROMISE
CHAP 71 The Count and Mercedes walk outside together and into a greenhouse on the Morcerf property. There Mercedes asks the Count if he’s suffered many “sorrows,” and to this the Count assents, saying that he once loved a wom...
Oct. 15, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 70) THE BALL
The Morcerf ball is held on a hot July night, and many gather to celebrate, though they complain of the heat. Danglars learns from the Count, when he makes his much-anticipated arrival, that some of his German debtors have lo...
Oct. 12, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 69) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THE INQUIRY
My apologies to all of you great fans for how long this story has taken- I have been putting the word out there for a second voice to help me with some of the work but so far no luck. Soon I will add some longer readings so ...
Oct. 8, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP,68) THE SUMMER BALL
The Count received an unexpected visit from Albert Morcerf , who tells him that he and his mother (The Count's old flame, Mercedes) were talking about him the past four days, and that she would like the Count to attent a summ...
Oct. 5, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 67) AT THE OFFICE OF THE KING'S ATTORNEY
Baroness Danglars visits Villefort at his offices, coming in incognito so as to avoid the attention of others. Villefort does not mince words: he tells her that someone seems to be onto both the details of their affair twenty...
Oct. 1, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 66) MATRIMONIAL PROJECTS
The Baron Danglars comes to the Count’s home in Paris to meet with him about business matters regarding the Cavalcantis. The Count says that Abbe Busoni has just arrived in Paris, and that he has been meeting with him, excusi...
Sept. 28, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 65) A CONJUGAL SCENE
SummaryAnalysis The narrator turns to the Danglars’ home, where Lucien Debray visits the Baroness, asking what is on her mind after the events at Auteuil earlier that day. The Baroness says that it was nothing, that she is si...
Sept. 24, 2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 64) THE BEGGAR
Andrea Cavalcanti leaves the party at Auteuil alone, as his “father,” the Major, has his own cab and servants. On his way out the door with his own servant, however, Andrea is stopped by a man dressed as a beggar, revealed to...
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