"Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome II" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel published beginning in 1844. A young sailor named Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of conspiracy and imprisoned for fourteen years in the Château d'If. After escaping with knowledge of a hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the wealthy Count of Monte-Cristo. Now armed with power and wealth, Dantès methodically seeks vengeance against those who betrayed him while rewarding the few who remained loyal during his darkest hours.