"Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome IV" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel published in serial form between 1844-1846. This tale follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by jealous friends and wrongly imprisoned for fourteen years. After escaping with knowledge of a hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the wealthy Count of Monte-Cristo. Now powerful and methodical, he seeks to reward those who remained loyal and exact elaborate revenge on those who destroyed his life.