Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas

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born
in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, Paris, France
July 24, 1802

died
December 05, 1870

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Hector Berlioz


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This note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.

Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 516,940 ratings · 14,376 reviews · 808 distinct works · Similar authors
The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 352,505 ratings — published 1844 — 805 editions
The Three Musketeers
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 96,498 ratings — published 1844 — 434 editions
The Man in the Iron Mask (T...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 28,787 ratings — published 1847 — 202 editions
Twenty Years After (The D'A...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 4,702 ratings — published 1850 — 185 editions
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 3,090 ratings — published 1846 — 130 editions
Louise de La Vallière (The ...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,436 ratings — published 1847 — 60 editions
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo II
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“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must of felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.
" Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.”
Alexandre Dumas

“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.”
Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

“Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.”
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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