Dumas, Alexandre

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French novelist and playwright, among the most prolific and widely read authors of the nineteenth century. Best known for his historical adventure novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas frequently collaborated with Auguste Maquet and drew on French history to produce sweeping narratives of intrigue, romance, and revenge.