A character in The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre; Maquet, Auguste
The honest, generous Marseilles shipowner and Dantès's employer, whose failing firm the Count secretly rescues out of gratitude.
Also known as: M. Morrel
Inside the story
Pierre Morrel is an honest, generous shipowner in Marseille and the employer of the young sailor Edmond Dantès. At the story’s outset, Morrel is struggling to keep his shipping firm afloat while standing by the people who depend on him.
A benevolent, careworn merchant of middle age with an honest, kindly face lined by anxiety over his failing business.
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