The Three Musketeers (Puffin Classics)
Alexandre Dumaswas born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Dumas. Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitledHenri III et sa Cour(1829). A prolific author, Dumas was also an adventurer and took part in the Revolution of 1830. Dumas is most famous for his brilliant historical novels, which he wrote with collaborators, mainly Auguste Maquet, and which were serialized in the popular press of the day. His most popular works areThe Three Musketeers(1844),The Count of Monte Cristo(1844-45), andThe Man in Iron Mask(1848-50). Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on on December 5, 1870.Robin Waterfieldis a graduate of Manchester University and studied Greek philosphy at King's College, Cambridge. He is currently writing a major biography ofKahlil Gibran.