Emmett J. Flynn

Name: Monte Cristo
Author: Emmett J. Flynn

Monte Cristo (1922)

Summary

“Monte Cristo”, published in 1922, is a work by Emmett J. Flynn. It explores elements such as Edmond Dantes, Danglars and Mercedes.

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ Beneath the prison walls of the Chateau d'If, whose very name makes all the France shudder, Dantes realizes this is more than a nights's stay.
"There is some terrible mistake. I tell you, I have the word of the Royal Prosecutor I am to be released tomorrow."
"This is a conspiracy! I have committed no crime!"
Five months passed—Five months of desperate solitude amidst walls terrifyingly mute.
"Oh, Mercedes, my beloved. Do not forget me. I'm coming back to you!" ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ What have I done that you have punished me so terribly?"
"I have compelled you to suffer for one week the hunger you caused Dantes to endure for twenty years in the Chateau d'If."
"Who is it that speaks to me of the dead?"
"Edmond Dantes!"
Number three.
Dear Edmond,
Albert and I have drunk the cup
of anguish to the dregs. Our good
fortune was purchased by the ill
fortune of others. When you receive
this we shall be in Marseilles.
God protect you and forgive us.
Mercedes
"Lord of my life, happiness is gone from my heart." ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ Dantes is back."
"Let us dring to Captain Edmond Dantes, husband of the beautiful Mercedes."
"It is hard to believe that a Spaniard will give place to a rival so peacefully."
"She adores this Captain of the Pharaoh and would kill herself if I harmed him." ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ The mood on deck is grim. Captain Leclerc is mortally ill.
Edmond Dantes, a mate of the Pharaoh, and a citizen of Marseilles.
--- John Gilbert
Captain Leclerc's final wish: a letter must be delivered to exiled emperor Napoleon.
To his Majesty.
the Emperor.
Elba.
To support Napoleon can mean prison or even death, but Dantes will keep his word.
Whenever there is success, there you will find envy. Danglars, the quartermaster of the Pharaoh.
--- Albert Prisco
As the sun's last golden rays touch the rigging of the Pharaoh, Captain Leclerc draws his last breath. ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ Cavalcanti's arrest dashed Danglars' last hope. Financially and morally ruined, he fled Paris, absconding with five million francs earmarked for orphan relief.
The night before the duel between Monte Cristo and Albert de Morcerf.
"Your Excellency, the Countess of Morcerf."
"Edmond!"
"Edmond—forgive! I believed you dead. See, this is the letter M. Morrell gave me!"
Mr. Morrell
I have made further investigation
and have just learned that the
unfortunate Dantes was secretly
executed as a dangerous conspirator,
by order of the King.
Sincerely,
De Villefort
"You will not kill my son?" ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ The Count of Monte Cristo made it his business to acquire the Chateau at Auteuil that had once belonged to Villefort. The wise spider spins his web for the silly flies.
Luigi Vampa, now Bertuccio, an infamous bandit whose life Dantes saved after escaping from prison, is now his butler.
--- George Siegmann
"You are no longer Benedetto—I will present you to the aristocracy of Paris as Count Andrea Cavalcanti of Naples, heir to fortune of two million francs." ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ The elder Dantes, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, his only interest in life—his son Edmond.
--- Harry Lonsdale
Caderousse, keeper of the tavern where lodges the elder Dantes.
--- William V. Mong
"My father, now that I know you're well, tell me, how is my Mercedes?"
"She has chattered all morning of nothing but yourself and how she means to receive you."
"Your son is to be congratulated. I am about to arrange for his commission as Captain of the Pharaoh."
Mercedes, an orphan, who earns her living from mending the fishemens nets.
--- Estelle Taylor
Fernand Montego, Mercedes' cousin. ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ Discovering that he is on the verge of bankruptcy, Baron Danglars hopes to mend his broken fortune by marrying his daughter to Count Cavalcanti.
"Which of you gentlemen answers to the name of Count Andrea Cavalcanti?"
"I have an order for his arrest on the charge of murder!" ”

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Emmett J. Flynn, Monte Cristo (1922)

“ It is he who must give you satisfaction."
The Count de Morcerf is summoned to defend his honor before the Chamber of Peers.
"It is a sad duty of the House to consider a charge of dishonor against a peer of France." ”

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