A character in The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre; Maquet, Auguste
A greedy, weak-willed tailor and neighbor of the Dantès family who is complicit in Edmond's ruin and later becomes an innkeeper and criminal.
Also known as: La Carconte's husband
Inside the story
Gaspard Caderousse is a greedy, weak-willed tailor who lives near the Dantès family in Marseille. He is married to La Carconte and becomes involved in the actions that lead to Edmond Dantès’s ruin, despite having little strength of character.
A coarse, sallow-faced man of about twenty-six with a covetous expression, later worn and haggard, dressed shabbily as an innkeeper.
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