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Alexandre Dumas [a] (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, [b] 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), [1] [2] also known as Alexandre Dumas père, [c] was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
Apr 2, 2014 · Alexandre Dumas is a celebrated French author best known for his historical adventure novels, including 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Count of Monte Cristo.'
Alexandre Dumas, pere, one of the most prolific and most popular French authors of the 19th century. He gained a great reputation first as a dramatist and then as a historical novelist, especially for such works as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
Oct 3, 2023 · Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist. One of France’s most famous novelists, Alexandre Dumas is famed for his tales of derring-do – and his life was every bit as eventful as his novels.
Alexandre Dumas, fils (born July 27, 1824, Paris, Fr.—died Nov. 27, 1895, Marly-le-Roi) was a French playwright and novelist, one of the founders of the “problem play”—that is, of the middle-class realistic drama treating some contemporary ill and offering suggestions for its remedy.
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.
If all this sounds a bit like the plot of a nineteenth-century novel, that’s because the life of Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie—who took his slave mother’s surname when he enlisted, becoming simply “Alexandre (Alex) Dumas”—inspired some of the most popular novels ever written.
Nov 10, 2018 · Fast Facts: Alexandre Dumas. Born: July 24, 1802 in Soissons, France. Died: December 5, 1870 in Dieppe, France. Occupation: Writer. Notable Works: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Corsican Brothers. Literary Movements: Historical fiction, Romanticism.
Alexandre Dumas. Writer: The Three Musketeers. His paternal grandparents were Marie Cessete Dumas (a Haitian slave) and Marquis Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie. Antoine disapproved of their son, Thomas-Alexandre, joining the French army under the "Davy de la Pailleterie" name, so Thomas-Alexandre used his mother's surname instead.
The Count of Monte Cristo, Romantic novel by French author Alexandre Dumas pere, published serially in 1844–46 and in book form in 1844–45. The work, which is set during the time of the Bourbon Restoration in France, tells the story of an unjustly incarcerated man who escapes to find revenge.
