The Count of Monte Cristo · Character
M. de Boville
An inspector of prisons who later becomes involved in financial dealings.
minor
Also known as de Boville, Boville
First appearance: The Prison Register
M. de Boville shows up with force in The Prison Register. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The inspector of prisons who sells his debt to the Englishman and recounts the story of Dantès' escape.
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In The Prison Register: The inspector of prisons who sells his debt to the Englishman and recounts the story of Dantès' escape. Later, in The House of Morrel & Son: The inspector of prisons, whose assignment of 200,000…
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See M. de Boville in The Prison Register