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Alexandre Dumas

Born

in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France

July 24, 1802

Died

December 05, 1870

Genre

Adventure, Romance, Fiction

Influences

Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Hector Berlioz ...more

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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.

Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the ...more

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	The Count of Monte Cristo 4.29 avg rating — 871,656 ratings — published 1844 — 5010 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Musketeers (The D'Artagnan Romances, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 312,231 ratings — published 1844 — 888 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.4) 3.99 avg rating — 64,689 ratings — published 1850 — 1616 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty Years After (The d'Artagnan Romances, #2) by Alexandre Dumas, David Coward (Editor), Auguste Maquet (Co-Author) 4.07 avg rating — 23,079 ratings — published 1845 — 1205 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Tulip 3.83 avg rating — 19,130 ratings — published 1850 — 1455 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince of Thieves (Tales of Robin Hood by Alexandre Dumas #1) 4.02 avg rating — 17,250 ratings — published 1862 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Margot (The Last Valois, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 12,887 ratings — published 1845 — 653 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Comte de Monte-Cristo I (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo #1 of 2) by Alexandre Dumas, Gilbert Sigaux (Editor), Jean-Yves Tadié (Préface) 4.52 avg rating — 9,447 ratings — published 1844 — 146 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Comte de Monte-Cristo II (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo #2 of 2) by Alexandre Dumas, Gilbert Sigaux (Editor), Jean-Yves Tadié (Préface) 4.57 avg rating — 8,620 ratings — published 1844 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Louise de La Vallière (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3) by Alexandre Dumas, David Coward (Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 3,547 ratings — published 1850 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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