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Alexandre Dumas, père (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)

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Although Alexandre Dumas, père, was an extremely prolific playwright and novelist, he owes his fame largely to Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844; The Three Musketeers, 1846) and Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1844-1845; The Count of Monte-Cristo, 1846). In these works, Dumas made use of well-known events in French history in order to tell fascinating and well-structured tales. These two romances have remained popular both in France and elsewhere since their publication.

In his biography of Alexandre Dumas, Richard S. Stowe...

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