ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexandre Dumas, père, (born July 24, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France-died December 5, 1870, Puys, near Dieppe), one of the most prolific and most popular French authors of the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most widely read French authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote more than a hundred plays and novels, including the famous Three Musketeers trilogy, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a mulatto born in the French colony of Saint Domingue (Haiti). He joined the French Army as a private and rose to the rank of a General during the French Revolution. Dumas is probably best known for fathering the famous French writer Alexandre Dumas (père).

Detailed explanation-4: -His first play, performed in 1829, was a successful period piece called Henry III and his Courts. Dumas continued to write dramatic works–many of which received widespread critical acclaim. The best-known of Dumas’ works are his adventure novels, which he often published serially.