# Alexandre Dumas

Based in [Villers-Cotterêts, Hauts-de-France, France](https://localbooks.app/places/fr/hauts-de-france/villers-cotterets)

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was born in Villers-Cotterêts, the grandson of a French nobleman and an enslaved Haitian woman. His swashbuckling historical novels made him one of the most-read French writers ever.

## Books (3)

- [Les Trois Mousquetaires](https://localbooks.app/books/les-trois-mousquetaires) (1844)
- [The Three Musketeers](https://localbooks.app/books/the-three-musketeers) (1844)
- [The Count of Monte Cristo](https://localbooks.app/books/the-count-of-monte-cristo) (1844)

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