"Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Tome III" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel published in serial form between 1844-1846. Young sailor Edmond Dantès is betrayed by jealous friends and imprisoned in the Château d'If on his wedding day. After fourteen years, aided by a fellow prisoner who reveals the location of a hidden treasure, Dantès escapes and becomes the wealthy Count of Monte-Cristo. He methodically seeks vengeance against those who destroyed his life while rewarding the few who remained loyal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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