The biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas.
The book is biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. The book presents the life and career of Dumas as a soldier and officer during the French Revolution, as well as his military service in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in Egypt under Napoleon. Reiss offers insight into slavery and the life of a man of mixed race during the French Colonial Empire. He also reveals how Dumas's son – author Alexandre Dumas – viewed his father, who served as the inspiration for some of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) and The Three Musketeers (1844).
The treasure found by Thomas Alexandre Dumas from a Mamluk warrior may have been the inspiration for the treasure of Abbé Faria.
The attempted poisoning of Thomas Alexandre Dumas in prison and the anonymous help he received may have prompted the Count to help Valentine in the poison plot.
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