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'''Alexandre (often anglicised to Alexander) Dumas, père''' (1802 - 1870) was an early ] novelist. He created some of the most memorable and long-lasting swashbuckling stories, including '']'', '']'', and '']''. These stories have been filmed many times, and they have also been adapted into movies, cartoons and other formats. '''Alexandre (often anglicised to Alexander) Dumas, père''' (] - ]) was an early ] novelist. He created some of the most memorable and long-lasting swashbuckling stories, including '']'', '']'', and '']''. These stories have been filmed many times, and they have also been adapted into movies, cartoons and other formats.


His son '''Alexandre Dumas, fils''' (1824-1895) was also a celebrated novellist in his own right. His most famous novel ''La dame aux camélias'' was the basis for the opera '']''. It is available on line in its English translation ''Camille'' at Guttenberg: ftp://sailor.gutenberg.org/pub/gutenberg/etext99/cmlle10.txt His son '''Alexandre Dumas, fils''' (1824-1895) was also a celebrated novellist in his own right. His most famous novel ''La dame aux camélias'' was the basis for the opera '']''. It is available on line in its English translation ''Camille'' at Guttenberg: ftp://sailor.gutenberg.org/pub/gutenberg/etext99/cmlle10.txt

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Alexandre (often anglicised to Alexander) Dumas, père (1802 - 1870) was an early French novelist. He created some of the most memorable and long-lasting swashbuckling stories, including The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Count of Monte Christo. These stories have been filmed many times, and they have also been adapted into movies, cartoons and other formats.

His son Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824-1895) was also a celebrated novellist in his own right. His most famous novel La dame aux camélias was the basis for the opera La Traviata. It is available on line in its English translation Camille at Guttenberg: ftp://sailor.gutenberg.org/pub/gutenberg/etext99/cmlle10.txt
or in the original French at Gallica: http://gallica.bnf.fr/Fonds_Frantext/T0088249.htm