Alexandre Dumas

[HermioneWeasley]

I looked, and didn't find a topic on this author, so I've started one. He's one of my absolute favorites. I first read the count of monte cristo(a 1400 page tome that i read during vacation, as a beach book). i cried when i finished it, and then read the musketeer trilogy. by then i was in love.

so how did you first read Dumas?

[lies]

I haven't read much of his work, but I'm planning on doing something about that. I'm currently some 200 pages into La Tulipe Noire -- I want to finish it as fast as possible so that I can start Vingt Ans Après.

[HermioneWeasley]

the books i've read by him:

the count of monte cristo(english)
the three musketeers(english)
twenty years after(english)
10 years after(english)-divided into three parts:
-the vicomte de bragelonne
-louise de la valliere
-the main in the iron mask
the black tulip(english)
the chevalier d'Harmental(french)
Queen Margot(english)
currently reading: la dame de monsoreau(french)

i remember that the black tulip had a bit too much politics in the beggining so i was a bit confused. but the story's good. and 20 years after made me cry-not because anyone dies or anything, but because 20 years have passed.

[Anamnesis]

I've only read The Three Musketeers. While I enjoyed it, I haven't had an urge to read any of Dumas' other works.

[HermioneWeasley]

i suggest you try the count of monte cristo. it's long and i didn't want to read it at first, but it's really touiching.

[Laughingman]

The count is one of my all time favorites~ although not in my top 3... i just got it back off a friend so im re-reading it!

[TheMarine]

I've been trying to get my wife to read Dumas for years, to no avail. Do any of you have a particular preference for translator/publisher for his work? I've read two different translations of the Count, and there are a few differences. Since I don't understand French (apparently those 2 years in high school were wasted), who's the best translator?

[robertd]

A good french author. His son also wrote novels even though less known but I think his most famous one was "La Dame aux cameliats".

[BooknaMug]

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite stories ever. I have to admit, I saw the movie first, but I'm glad I did because I can appreciate both the book and the movie that way. My husband loves the book and hates the movie because it was didn't follow the story. I have to agree that the movie probably shouldn't carry the same name as the book, but I think because I saw the film first I was open to reading and enjoying the book.

Anyway - read it if you haven't.

[HermioneWeasley]

I've recently been researching some of the sources Dumas used as well as the historical bases for his novels and also memoirs of those who knew him and wrote of his works(and might have even written some attributed to him). It's fascinating but also very expensive! I've found quite a large amount of books I would like whose prices are in the $200 range, and some I can't find at all. So if you know good ways of getting totally forgotten about books, please recommend them to me.

Has anyone here read the memoirs of D'artagnan by Courtilz de Sandras?

[AsherNZ]

I've just finished reading the Count of Monte Cristo and its one of my all time favourite books. I'm going to start reading the Black Tulip soon, really looking forward to it.

Would anyone happen to have a list of all of Dumas' novels?

[HermioneWeasley]

IF you just finished the count of monte cristo, I'd suggest you read some other work of Dumas than the black tulip. Try Queen Margot, followed by La Dame de Monsoreau, which I think should be up there among the ranks of the Three Musketeers, which you should also try.

All of Dumas' novels: he wrote more than two hundred, over one hundred plays and almost a hundred travel journals, essays, stories, memoirs and causeries. I don't think there is a complete list anywhere, but these two sites together contain descriptions of almost all his works: http://www.cadytech.com/dumas and http://www.dumaspere.com

Let me know how you like his other works!

[BlogTalkRadio]

As odd as it sounds, Three Musketeers is one of my favorite books. Got hooked in 8th grade.
I read it ever year or so. I've actually been trolling eBay for years looking for a great old leather bound version in English. I just wish I spoke French so I could enjoy his work in the original. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of other works. I saw the CoMC movie and didn't like it, but of course they've been bastardizing the 3M for decades.

[BlogTalkRadio]

A good french author. His son also wrote novels even though less known but I think his most famous one was "La Dame aux cameliats".

Oh yeah, I read that too. Guess I didn't know the relationship 'tween the two.

[nickupton]

I enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo in parts but to be honest I found it dragged on for ages and was relieved when I reached the end. After The Man in the Iron Mask which I also found rather slow I have no plans to read anything else by Dumas.