Chunky Classics: Monte Cristo Club

In Chunky Classics, Bailey partners with another bookseller to dig into an intimidating classic novel. Each book is broken down over the course of 3 months to make it more manageable, and to give due conversation to each part of the book.

Join booksellers Jess and Bailey in this special fall book club as they dive into the French classic, The Count of Monte Cristo.

DATE UPDATE: 

This month we are reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, start – ch. 37. The Monte Cristo Club will meet at 6 PM on Monday, September 8th.

Alexandre Dumas’s epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo, and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.

Robin Buss’s lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading.

Purchase a copy to read or grab it from the library and join us September 8th for a thoughtful and entertaining discussion about chapters 1 – 37 of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This book club is free to anyone who wishes to participate. No registration necessary.

Also, for 20 minutes after each club meeting, you will receive 20% off all books and merchandise!

Content Warnings for The Count of Monte Cristo