Alexandre Dumas July 24th, 1802 - December 5th, 1870
This is a storytime about Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Three Musketeers.
I was first introduced to Alexandre Dumas through Joseph Bologne. Bologne was the inspiration for the character Aramis in The Three Musketeers.
Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts which was a commune in northern France.
His father Thomas-Alexandre, was a French general during the revolutionary wars, originally from Haiti.
Alexandre’s mother was Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret, the daughter of Sieur Labouret, landlord of the Hôtel of the Crown in Villers-Cotterêts, France.
Young Alexandre worshipped his father and was 4 years old when he died of stomach cancer.
His mother couldn’t afford to put him through school however Alexandre taught himself how to read and write.
When Alexandre was twenty he moved to Paris and worked at Palais Royal, in the d’Orleans office.
Alexandre began to write plays for the theatre. His first play, Christine was out in 1829 and it was a smash he was able to commit to writing full-time.
Encouraged, Alexandre continued to write more successful plays until he began to write novels. He also proved to be an astute businessman, he re-wrote his plays as serial novels and founded a production studio.
Alexandre’s famous novels are The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Christo.
His work was inspired by the stories that his mother used to tell him about his Father and history.
Following his death in 1870 his work continues to leave a legacy and impact.
His stories have been translated into 100 languages and over 200 motion pictures. Alexandre’s body was exhumed and buried in the Pantheon of Paris in 2002.
This is where all the great French luminaries rest.
Thank you Monsieur Dumas for all the work that you created.
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