Haikus from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, p


From a book categorized as and 368 pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book:
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.[1]The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815-1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness
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The Waking Chapter
 33. Roman Bandits
Chapter 34.

The Meeting Chapter
 91. Mother and Son
Chapter 92.

The air he inhaled
 was no longer pure, but thick
and mephitic,--he was in prison.