Story Worlds
The Lost World
novel
Eager to impress his adventurous beloved, reporter Edward Malone joins a perilous expedition to the Amazon. Alongside a volatile professor and a cynical sportsman, he must locate a hidden plateau where prehistoric monsters allegedly survive to prove the impossible is real.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
novel
Young sailor Edmond Dantès returns to Marseilles to claim his captaincy and marry his betrothed. When jealous rivals frame him for political treason, Edmond is arrested during his wedding feast and thrust into a conspiracy that threatens his life and future.
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Pages
4
Edmond Dantès
Key Objects
The Pharaon
The original vessel was lost at sea; after pitching heavily for twelve hours and springing a leak, the deck burst and the ship pitched forward, spun round, and sank between Cape Blanc and Cape Boyador. A new, identical duplicate in perfect condition later entered the harbor of Marseilles.
Key Objects
Captain Leclere's packet for Marshal Bertrand
Sealed and intact at the time of its delivery to the Marshal.
Key Objects
Captain Leclere's letter for the Bonapartist committee in Paris
The letter was physically destroyed by Gérard de Villefort, who cast it into a fire and watched it be reduced to 'fragments of burnt paper' to protect his own reputation.
The Arrival and the Conspiracy
novel
Young sailor Edmond Dantès returns to Marseilles to marry his betrothed and claim a captaincy. However, a jealous rival and a bitter colleague frame him for treason. Arrested during his wedding feast, Edmond faces a ruthless legal system.
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Pages
3
A Christmas Carol
novel
Miserly moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the shackled ghost of his dead partner on Christmas Eve. Warned of eternal damnation, Scrooge must face three supernatural spirits to escape the heavy chains of his own greed.
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1
