{"id":19359,"date":"2019-06-11T10:13:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T08:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=19359"},"modified":"2019-06-11T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T08:13:31","slug":"alexandre-dumas-and-his-life-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/alexandre-dumas-and-his-life-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandre Dumas and His Life in Â鶹APP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alexandre Dumas and His Life in Â鶹APP<\/b><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"disco-1400745043\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Falexandre-dumas-and-his-life-in-paris%2F&#038;t=Alexandre%20Dumas%20and%20His%20Life%20in%20Â鶹APP\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-has-count dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">19<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Falexandre-dumas-and-his-life-in-paris%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Alexandre%20Dumas%20and%20His%20Life%20in%20Â鶹APP\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-has-count dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">3<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-french-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French author<\/a> Alexandre Dumas is most well known for his classic novels <i>The Count of Monte Cristo<\/i> and <i>The Three Musketeers<\/i>. Have you read them yet?! If not I suggest you get to your local bookstore and pick them up. Do you speak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-french-sayings-that-dont-work-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a>? If you can, reading them in their original form is even better! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The author spent a lot of his life in, you guessed it, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris-by-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Lights<\/a>! Keep reading to learn more about Alexandre Dumas and his life in Â鶹APP.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alexandre Dumas\u2019 beginnings<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie in 1802 in Villers-Cotter\u00eats in Northern France. The writer changed his name to simply Alexandre Dumas early on in his career. Dumas is an homage to his grandmother, a former Haitian slave, who\u2019s last name was Dumas. Dumas\u2019 father was born in Haiti and was then brought to France by his father, a Frenchman. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19366\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-sketch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"Alexandre Dumas by Achille Dev\u00e9ria\" width=\"367\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-sketch.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-sketch-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sketch of Alexandre Dumas by Achille Dev\u00e9ria in 1829 &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">His father, Thomas-Alexandre, was a celebrated war hero and was the first Black man to have earned the rank of general in any European army at the time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas moved to Â鶹APP when he was 20 years old. This is when Dumas really started to show an interest in writing, and he soon began to absorb himself in the world of literature. He worked as a scribe for the future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-famous-french-kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King<\/a> Louis Philippe, the duc d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans. He also began writing comedies and dramas. This was just the beginning of Dumas\u2019 successful writing career!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alexandre Dumas\u2019 early writing career <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas wrote and put on his first play, <i>Henry III and His Courts,<\/i> while he was still working as a scribe when he was just 27 years old! It was warmly accepted by the public and he soon released another, <i>Christine<\/i>. After the success of these 2 plays Dumas had accumulated enough money so that he could pursue writing full time. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19363\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-portrait.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19363\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Dumas p\u00e8re by Nadar\" width=\"582\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-portrait.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dumas-portrait-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Dumas p\u00e8re by Nadar &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas wrote plays, novels, essays and travelogues. His stories usually focused on drama, crime and scandal. If you\u2019re into that kind of thing (like me!), you\u2019re sure to love his work! Dumas also specialized in Romantism, and was the rival of Victor Hugo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas teamed up with a few of his friends to write a series of essays called <i>Celebrated Crimes<\/i>, which focused on famous criminals in Europe. Dumas actually frequently hired co-authors to help him, which became a source of conflict for him later in life. One co-author in particular, Auguste Maquet did a lot of work on many of his books and plays<i>. <\/i>Maquet eventually took Dumas to court so that his name would appear on the book covers as well. Dumas refused and paid Maquet a large settlement instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Alexandre Dumas&#8217; later life<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">As I\u2019ve already mentioned, his most famous works are <i>The Count of Monte Cristo<\/i> and <i>The Three Musketeers. <\/i>His story called &#8220;The Man in the Iron Mask&#8221; is also among his most well known works. When his books began to be translated into other languages, specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-english-sayings-that-dont-work-in-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a>, Dumas started to make a substantial amount of money, and was considered to be fairly well-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19369\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dartagnan-musketeers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dartagnan-musketeers.jpg\" alt=\"The Three Musketeers \" width=\"420\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dartagnan-musketeers.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/optimized-dartagnan-musketeers-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration from the Appleton edition of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Although Dumas was making a lot of money he often splurged on parties and women. He was known to have had at least 40 mistresses! He also had 4 children, one of whom went on to be an author himself. That is why sometimes Dumas is referred to as Alexandre Dumas, <em>p\u00e8re<\/em> (father, in French), and his son, Alexandre Dumas, <em>fils<\/em> (son, in French). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas also spent a lot of his money on the construction of the Ch\u00e2teau de Monte Cristo in Le Port-Marly, a western Â鶹APP suburb. It was massive and free loaders often set up house for long periods of time and took advantage of his generosity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas wrote his successful travelogues on places that he had visited himself. These included Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/barcelona-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spain<\/a>, Germany and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/st-petersburg-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russia<\/a>. Later in life, Dumas fled to Russia to escape French creditors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to problems with creditors, Dumas often faced discrimination due to his mixed race. He even wrote a novel called <i>Georges<\/i>, which spoke on the negative effects of colonialism and racial discrimination. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumas died in 1870 in his son\u2019s home in Puys, France.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Where to find Alexandre Dumas in Â鶹APP<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_19372\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/castle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/castle.jpg\" alt=\"ch\u00e2teau de Monte-Cristo\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/castle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/castle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ch\u00e2teau de Monte-Cristo in Le Port-Marly by Renaud Camus &#8211; Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Have you ever heard of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-5-women-honoured-at-the-paris-pantheon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panth\u00e9on<\/a>? It\u2019s located in the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissement. It was originally a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-list-of-beautiful-churches-in-paris-you-didnt-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">church<\/a> dedicated to Sainte-Genevi\u00e8ve, the patron saint of Â鶹APP. In 1791, the building was changed into a massive mausoleum, which houses famous French citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Why am I telling you about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/pantheon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panth\u00e9on<\/a>?! Well, it\u2019s because it is one of the places where you can find Dumas! In 2002, in honor of his 200 year birthday, President Jacques Chirac had a ceremony to celebrate his ashes being moved into the Panth\u00e9on. President Chirac said of Dumas,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Alexandre Dumas will finally take his place beside Victor Hugo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-things-you-should-know-about-emile-zola\/\">\u00c9mile Zola<\/a>, his brothers in literature. With you, it is childhood, hours of reading relished in secret, emotion, passion, adventure and panache that enter the Pantheon. With you we dreamed. With you we still dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">You can still visit the Ch\u00e2teau de Monte Cristo today, which is located not too far from Â鶹APP! There is a small museum dedicated to the author, and it is really beautiful inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-most-beautiful-overlooked-french-castles-near-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">castle<\/a>. Dumas\u2019 writing studio, the Ch\u00e2teau d&#8217;If, is on the grounds as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">There is also the Alexandre Dumas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-metro-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metro<\/a> station on the line 2, which was named for the author in 1970. There is a bust dedicated to Dumas just outside the metro station! In the mythic theatre, the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise, there is also a bust of Dumas. Don\u2019t miss the massive statue of Dumas located at the place du G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Catroux in the 17th arrondissement<i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I hope feel like you have learned a lot about the famous French author Alexandre Dumas! He\u2019s definitely one of my favorites. He lived a pretty interesting life, and I respect him so much for standing up in front of racial discrimination in a time where he could have been rejected. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Do you want to learn about more famous French citizens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/left-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a little bit about the Panth\u00e9on<\/a>, or anything else about Â鶹APP from one of our amazing local guides?! I don\u2019t blame you! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to learn more!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-1215114143\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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Have you read them yet?! If not I suggest you get to your local bookstore and pick them up. Do you speak French? 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