Sunday, September 12, 2010
AS SEEN IN:
'The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne'
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Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including "The Count of Monte Cristo", "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After", and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" were originally serialized. He also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas' writing earned him a great deal of money, but Dumas was frequently insolvent as a result of spending lavishly on women and sumptuous living. The large Château de Monte-Cristo that he built was often filled with strangers and acquaintances taking advantage of his generosity.
Being of mixed race, Dumas had a great retort when someone insulted him for his heritage: "My father was a mulatto, my grandfather was a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends."