Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas

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

died
December 05, 1870

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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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The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 249,671 ratings — published 1845 — 569 editions
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The Three Musketeers
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The Man in the Iron Mask
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The Black Tulip
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 2,146 ratings — published 1850 — 159 editions
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Robin Hood
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,587 ratings — published 1863 — 22 editions
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Queen Margot, or, Marguerite d...
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Vicomte de Bragelonne
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Louise de La Valli Re
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 1847 — 46 editions
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The Knight of Maison-Rouge
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1845 — 52 editions
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The Last Valois (3 books)
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The Marie Antoinette Romances (5 books)
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3.81009174311927 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,090 ratings
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3.58823529411765 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 221 ratings
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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

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

“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.”
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