Timeless tales that still inspire today, the 10 unforgettable Alexandre Dumas novels bring not only adventure but intrigue ...

Morgan Freeman wants to see a new version of this classic tale, one that's already been made dozens of times, but never as he ...

Alexandre Dumas père is the very prolific author of “The Three Musketeers” “The Count of Monte Cristo,” “The Man In the Iron Mask,” and dozens of other novels as well as several plays.

Many of the best period dramas are based on classic novels and The Count of Monte Cristo is no different. The eight-part ...

The Count of Monte Cristo is the classic tale of a man slighted by those who he thought trustworthy, who took away his wealth, his love, his freedom. And the sweet sweet act of plotting revenge ...

Like many of Dumas’s novels, “The Man in the Iron Mask” originates from a historical footnote but quickly launches into pure invention. Mr. Ellsworth explains in his introduction that, in ...

His son, Alexandre Dumas, fils, was also a prolific author and playwright (The Lady of the Camelias) and a member of the French Academy, an honor never granted to the elder Dumas.

His son, Alexandre Dumas fils, also became a successful novelist and playwright. Dumas died on 5 December 1870, at the age of 68, leaving behind a legacy of more than 100,000 published pages.

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Dumas, the son of a white French minor nobleman and black slave, and also the father of famed author Alexandre Dumas, was France's first black general. In fact, he was the only four-star general ...