Alexandre Dumas
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born
July 24, 1802
died
December 05, 1870
gender
male
place of birth
Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, Paris, France
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genre
Adventure, Romance, Literature & Fiction
influences
Hector Berlioz
about this author
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, and The Man in the Iron Mask were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss avg rating 4.10 — 62,024 ratings — published 1844 277 editions |
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.99 — 8,739 ratings — published 1844 390 editions |
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The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.68 — 2,545 ratings — published 1847 100 editions |
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Robin Hood by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.76 — 600 ratings — published 1996 4 editions |
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The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.57 — 579 ratings — published 0 76 editions |
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The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.83 — 463 ratings — published 1849 47 editions |
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Queen Margot, or, Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.96 — 423 ratings — published 1845 32 editions |
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Louise de la Vallière by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.85 — 194 ratings — published 1847 20 editions |
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The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.84 — 169 ratings — published 1845 22 editions |
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Joseph Balsamo by Alexandre Dumas avg rating 3.71 — 151 ratings — published 1919 12 editions |
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"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.....the sum of all human wisdom will be contained in these two words: Wait and Hope."
— Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo)
— Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo)
"Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy"
— Alexandre Dumas
— Alexandre Dumas
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