French writer, playwright and journalist. One of the most widely read French authors, a master of the adventure novel. His two most famous books, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, were written in 1844-1845. A huge number of historical novels were published under the name of Dumas, in the writing of which literary day laborers participated. In total, at least 100,000 pages have been published by Dumas. In addition to novels, he also wrote plays, articles and travel books.