Alexandr Dumas

A French author.

The Three Musketeers

1625-1655 France: D’Artagnan, a Gascon, arrives in Paris on pony and wants to be a guardsman for Louis XIII. he duels Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and is welcomed into fellowship of Three Musketeers. many exploits. battle Cardinal Richelieu. sequels Twenty Years After and The Viscount of Bragelonne

The Count of Monte Cristo

Restoration France: Edmond Dantes falsely accused and imprisoned. flees to Monte Cristo

The Black Tulip

1600s Holland political rivalry