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The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

A much-loved swashbuckling tale. Cardinal Richileu's machinations are no match for the Musketeer's determination ...

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

'Dumas is a master of ripping yarns full of fearless heroes, poisonous ladies and swashbuckling adventurers ...

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Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was born on 24 July 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts near Paris.His father, who was the son of a French marquis and a former slave, died when Alexandre was three years old. He was brought up by his mother and later moved to Paris to work as a clerk. He wrote plays, travel books, children’s stories and memoirs as well as novels and was a keen traveller and cook. His most famous works are The Three Musketeers (1844) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–5). Alexandre Dumas died on 5 December 1870.


Books by Alexandre Dumas

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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

'Dumas is a master of ripping yarns full of fearless heroes, poisonous ladies and swashbuckling adventurers.'The Guardian

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

A much-loved swashbuckling tale. Cardinal Richileu's machinations are no match for the Musketeer's determination to act 'one for all and all for one'!

Stop What You’re Doing and Read…Epic Page-turners: The Count of Monte Cristo & Les Miserables

Stop What You’re Doing and Read…Epic Page-turners: The Count of Monte Cristo & Les Miserables

by Alexandre Dumas

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO & LES MISERABLES: These two books are the perfect companions to a rainy afternoon - they'll grip you from the first page and plunge you into tales of love against the odds ...

Books: 3
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