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ⓘ About Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas is one of the well known and celebrated authors who is best known for his successful novels based on the historical adventure, fiction, and romance genres. Some of his most famous works include The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Author Dumas was born on 24th July 1802 in Villers-Cotterets, France as Dumas Davy de Pailleterie. He changed his last name to Dumas, which he adopted from his grandmother who used to work as a Haitian slave. Over the course of his life, he went on to establish himself as one of the most celebrated authors of France. Author Dumas is quite popular for writing down a number of historical adventure novels and plays. He died at the peak of his writing career on December 5, 1870 at the age of 68. Dumas breathed his last in Puys, France.
All Book Series by Alexandre Dumas
The Son of Monte-Cristo
Book 2 of 5 · published 1881 Co-authored · Jules Lermina
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1902 Co-authored · Jean Charles Du Boys
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 1896
The Lady of the Camellias
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2013
The Crimes of the Marquise de Brinvilliers and Others
Book 2 of 3 · published 2011
Short Stories By Alexandre Dumas, Ten Volumes in One
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020
Urbain Grandier and the Devils of Loudon
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2009
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alexandre Dumas?
Alexandre Dumas is one of the well known and celebrated authors who is best known for his successful novels based on the historical adventure, fiction, and romance genres. Some of his most famous works include The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Author Dumas was born on 24th July 1802 in Villers-Cotterets, France as Dumas Davy de Pailleterie.
Which Alexandre Dumas series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Celebrated Crimes series, the earliest of Alexandre Dumas's multi-book series: it opens with The Borgias (1839) and runs to 19 books across 1839–1896, ending with Mary Stuart Queen of Scots (1896). Alexandre Dumas's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alexandre Dumas written?
Alexandre Dumas has 90 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1831 and 2020. 47 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Celebrated Crimes series with 19 books — and 43 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alexandre Dumas's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alexandre Dumas's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Celebrated Crimes (1839–1896, 19 books), Three Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances (1844–1847, 8 books) and Monte Cristo (1845–1902, 5 books), plus 5 more.
How are Alexandre Dumas's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alexandre Dumas's 90 books into 8 named series and 43 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Celebrated Crimes (19 books, 1839–1896); Three Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances (8 books, 1844–1847); Monte Cristo (5 books, 1845–1902); The Marie Antoinette Romances (5 books, 1845–1853); The Last Valois (4 books, 1845–1858), plus 3 further series.