Who has not heard of the adventures of three musketeers? The author of an immortal work telling about historical events in France was no less passionate in life and in business than the brave d'Artagnan. Alexander Dumas Sr. became a classic of world literature. He is also known as the author of talented theatrical plays and a great smoothie.
From the biography of Alexander Dumas
The future famous classic of French literature was born on July 24, 1802 in the north of France, in the commune of Ville-Cotreux. Alexander's father served in the army of Napoleon and was even a close friend of the emperor. But subsequently friendly relations went wrong: the reason was the commander’s rejection of Napoleon’s decision to send troops to Egypt.
Dumas's father was held captive and returned home sick. The star of the commander quickly went out. He was deaf and blind in one eye. In 1806, his father died. The family was left without a livelihood. The childhood of the future writer was in need. The mother tried in vain to procure a scholarship for her son to study at the Lyceum. She introduced Alexander to the basics of grammar and reading.
Nevertheless, Dumas eventually went to college, mastered Latin and even developed a calligraphic handwriting.
The first place of work for the future writer was a notary office, where he was a simple clerk. Earnings were stable, but the routine work was not to his liking. Dumas hated a pile of business papers. In the end, the young man went to Paris. Here he got a job as a scribe in the secretariat of the future king Louis Philippe. The recommendations of my father’s friends helped.
Around the same time, Dumas met with local writers and embarked on independent work. In 1829, his play about Henry III came out. After staging this composition, fame came to the author of the play.
Dumas tried to take part in all significant social events. He was a member of the July Revolution of 1830 and even led the excavations of the legendary Pompeii. At one time he lived in Switzerland.
Dumas creativity
Having conquered the theater, Dumas plunged into literary work. As a writer, he debuted in 1838. His novel Chevalier d'Armantal was published in the newspaper. The reader appreciated the swiftness of the action and the fascinating plot of the work, which was printed excerpts from room to room. Subsequently, it became known that the feuilleton novel was created in collaboration with Auguste Mack.
In the following years, Dumas and Macke released several significant works together. Among them are the "Count of Monte Cristo", "Three Musketeers", "Queen Margot", "Countess de Monsoro" and others.
Dumas traveled a lot around the world. He also visited Russia. The writer was surprised to learn that the Russian public is well versed in French literature. During his wanderings in Russia, Dumas managed to visit the capital cities, Kalmykia, Astrakhan. He also visited the Caucasus. As a result, Dumas' travel notes appeared, which were popular with the reader.
