Alexandre Dumas père – a 19th-century French novelist, author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, adapted dozens of times for film. His novels blended adventure and history, enchanting millions. He collaborated with historian Auguste Maquet, crafting literary serials. His impact on popular culture remains immense.
⚔️ Dumas wrote over 250 works, many published as newspaper serials. 📚 He wrote so fast that his secretaries struggled to keep up. 👨👦 His son, Alexandre Dumas fils, became a noted writer (The Lady of the Camellias). 🌍 His grandfather was a Haitian general, born of a marquis and an enslaved woman. 🍗 A true gourmet, he authored the Grand Dictionnaire de cuisine. 💰 Despite vast earnings, he was perpetually in debt. 🏰 He built the lavish Château de Monte-Cristo near Paris, now legendary. 🎭 Dumas was also a prolific playwright with dozens of stage works. 📖 His novels influenced Jules Verne and modern adventure fiction. ✒️ He ran a “literary factory” with numerous collaborators. 📰 Early chapters of The Three Musketeers sold newspapers within hours. 😲 Curious: he once dictated two different novels to two secretaries at the same time. 😂 Funny: he joked that he “wrote faster than he read.”