![]() ![]() ‘Last time the fit lasted half an hour, and after it I felt hungry and got up myself. This is Faria's second attack, the first having been more than ten years previously: 148)įaria regains consciousness but has a right hemiplegia, describing himself as being ‘half a corpse’. ![]() When you see me motionless, cold and as it were, dead-and only at that moment you understand-force my teeth apart with the knife and poor eight to ten drops of the liquid into my mouth. But I might also froth at the mouth, stiffen and cry out. I may perhaps remain motionless and not make a sound. Dantès is warned by Faria what to expect and what he must do with some medicine that Faria has kept for the purpose: (From an early edition of The Count of Monte Cristo)įifteen months after their first acquaintance, Faria suddenly becomes unwell. The edition I read was this thick paperback ( not much help, I know – sorry, I can’t remember the publisher) and an e-book for my kindle, I got from project Gutenberg, because really, you can’t read the physical copy of that book in bed, lest you want to wind up with a big bump on your forehead if you happen to accidentally drop it on yourself! It took me about a month to finish this novel, that that included some sleepless nights because I couldn’t stop reading it.Abbé Faria teaching Edmond Dantès. Count me in among those who consider the novel one of their all-time favorites. Would have been fun to join this, if I hadn’t read the novel already. Pingback: The Full Monte Read-Along Chapters 41-80ish: I Need a Hero | Reading in Bed Pingback: The Full Monte Read-Along Chapters 21-40: Half Baked | Reading in Bed To win, you have to comment on this post, you have to participate a little bit, (comment, tweet with #thefullmonte, etc) and you really should finish the book.Ĭomment below if you’re ready to wreak some revenge this summer! Obviously you’ll all want to join me because this is going to be fun. But in case you need more incentive, I’ll choose a random read-alonger to receive a Litographs tshirt, which contains 40,000 words of the text, OR, a subscription to The Happy Reader. If you want to join me, I’m going to officially start on summer solstice.īecause why read 1,100 pages of Dumas this summer when you can read 1,350? The issue is out now so I’m going to attempt to read The Black Tulip before the start of the read-along proper. It takes one classic book and asks writers and artists to interpret it in many different forms – no straight up reviews. I’ve been subscribed to The Happy Reader for a couple years now, and it is my favourite literary magazine. It’s got a gorgeous cover and it’s about Tulip Mania, a subject I know little about. I was inspired to choose The Count partly because the summer 2018 edition of The Happy Reader is dedicated to a Dumas book, a slim volume called The Black Tulip. I hear that some abridged versions still weigh in at close to a thousand pages (what is the point?) but I think most unabridged versions will be over a thousand. So, I’ve now purchased the ebook version of the Penguin Classics, and will give both the Buss and the anonymous translation a go.Īs noted above, do make sure you get an unabridged version. Beware the Project Gutenburg editions, though, I hear some are 19th century editions that took it upon themselves to remove references to homosexuality.This 2008 edition has been somewhat modernized. It is based on the anonymous translation that has been widely published since 1840s. I rushed out and bought the Oxford World’s Classics edition before doing my research.It’s thought to be more modern and accessible, and contains good explanatory notes. ![]()
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