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Alexandre Dumas
1802 - 1870 *
famous French novelist of the 19th century
Dumas' adventure novels explore man's relationship with god and with each other. His life was as exciting as that of many of his characters - he had ties to the French resistance movement, had many mistresses and was forced out of France by his creditors as a result of his excessive spending.
Source: Classics Network Editorial Team
One of the most famous French writers of the 19th century. Dumas is best known for the historical novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both written within the space of two years, 1844-45, and which belong to the foundation works of popular culture. He was among the first, along with Honoré de Balzac and Eugène Sue, who fully used the possibilities of roman feuilleton, the serial novel. Dumas is credited with revitalizing the historical novel in France, although his abilities as a writer were under dispute from the beginning. Dumas' works are fast-paced adventure tales. Th... [read entire biography]
Source: Petri Liukkonen
DUMAS, ALEXANDRE LEXANDRE DAVY DE LA PAILLETERIE (1802—1870), French novelist and dramatist, was born at Villers-Cotterets (Aisne) on the 24th of July 1802. His father, the French general, Thomas Alexandre Dumas (1762—1806)— also known as Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie—was born in Saint Domingo, the natural son of Antoine Alexandre Davy, marquis de la Pailleterie, by a negress, Marie Cessette Dumas, who died in 1772. In 1780 he accompanied the marquis to France, and there the father made a més... [read entire biography]
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