Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas

He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career.ĭumas's father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, then as a writer, finding early success. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. Publication date 1900 Publisher Ginn & co. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent.ĭumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils.Īlexandre Dumas, père (French for 'father', akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. 1 chipped with small loss light wear at the extremities).This note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). Publisher’s original yellow paper wrappers, the sides and the spines printed in black (some spines with light wear and tears neatly repaired front joint of vol. With half-titles (light scattered spotting, mainly in the margins). En français dans le texte 263.Įight volumes, octavo (223 x 138mm, with deckle edges). The last volume concludes with four additional novellas: 'Un message', 'Histoire d'un mort raconté par lui-même', 'Histoire d'une âme', and 'Fra Bartolomeo'. embodiments of brotherhood and vigor that haunt not just the book but also the collective unconscious” ( En français dans le texte). As soon as it was published Dumas’ novel “gained immediate, universal glory D’Artagnan, Athos, Portos and Aramis acquired a mythological dimension. DArtagnan ayant quitté sa Gascogne natale, se rend à Paris où il espérait entrer au service du roi dans le corps de garde des mousquetaires. In the past 30 years only one set in the original wrappers has been offered at auction, according to RBH and ABPC (The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI, Sotheby’s, 20 October 2016, lot 42). Le passage choisi correspond aux aux chapitres 4 et 5 des célébrissimes Trois Mousquetaires dAlexandre Dumas.

The first edition of the author’s best-known work, in the original wrappers: a rare survival.