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

After the Nazis occupied Paris in 1940, they tore down the bronze monument to Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, whose father was a French nobleman and whose mother was enslaved in what is now Haiti.

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 ...

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.

Then add in his many mistresses and offspring (he only recognized two, most famously his son Alexandre Dumas fils, who wrote the play adapted into La Traviata), and the collection of animals ...

General Dumas’ heroic achievements and tumultuous life inspired his son, the famous French author Alexandre Dumas, to pen his literary masterpieces “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of ...

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.

The Swashbuckling Tale of General Dumas Published Sep 17, 2012 at 1:00 AM EDT Updated Sep 18, 2012 at 1:54 PM EDT ...

Alexandre Dumas played by a white actor? That's the controversial role the ubiquitous French actor Gerard Depardieu has taken on in a new film called The Other Dumas. Dumas, author of such famous ...