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  <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;This note regards &lt;b&gt;Alexandre Dumas, père&lt;/b&gt;, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/388668&quot;&gt;Alexandre Dumas fils&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;

Alexandre Dumas, père (French for &quot;father&quot;, 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 &lt;i&gt;The Count of Monte Cristo&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;The Three Musketeers&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;The Man in the Iron Mask&lt;/i&gt; were serialized.  Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.

&lt;i&gt;Excerpted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas,_p%C3%A8re&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Hector Berlioz]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, Paris</hometown>  <born_at>07/24/1802</born_at>  <died_at>12/05/1870</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Man in the Iron Mask]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.69</average_rating>
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  <published>1847</published>  
  
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        <book id="7184">
  <title><![CDATA[Twenty Years After]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1845</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Robin Hood]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1894</published>  
  
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        <book id="7182">
  <title><![CDATA[The Black Tulip]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Vicomte de Bragelonne]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1849</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Queen Margot, or, Marguerite de Valois]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1845</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Louise de la Vallière]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1847</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Knight of Maison-Rouge: A Novel of Marie Antoinette]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <published>1845</published>  
  
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        <book id="68150">
  <title><![CDATA[Joseph Balsamo]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.70</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>155</ratings_count>
  <published>1919</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Queen's Necklace]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.71</average_rating>
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  <published>1850</published>  
  
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