The Count of Monte Cristo · Location
Château d'If
Also known as If Castle, castle If, Замок Иф
- prison
- medieval stone fortress
Château d'If appears in The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Type
- prison
- Style
- medieval stone fortress
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
History
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Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 16Dantès Meets Abbé FariaAfter years of solitary confinement, Edmond Dantès meets the long-imprisoned Italian scholar Abbé Faria when the priest tunnels into his cell, beginning their deep friendship and intellectual partnership. - Book 1
Ch. 18Faria Reveals the Spada TreasureAbbé Faria reveals to Edmond Dantès the existence of Cardinal Spada's legendary treasure hidden on Monte Cristo island, bequeathing it to him as his spiritual son and sole heir. - Book 1
Ch. 20Dantès Escapes Château d'IfAfter Faria's death, Dantès switches places with the corpse, is thrown into the sea weighted with a cannonball, cuts free, and swims to Tiboulen island during a storm.
Appearances
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