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He was the widely famous creator of the devil-may-care heroes, The Three Musketeers (1844).
He was born in france in 1802. His father , Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie rose from the rank of a private to commander-in-chief of the western pyrenees in France . His father could crush a steel helmet in between his hands or a horse between his legs.
He was frank and strongly humanitarian and fell out of favour with napoleon. He died a poor and broken man at the age of forty-four , when alexandre was just four year old.At an early age alexandre dumas showed the qualities of his father, physical size , intelligance, a love of action and a free and romantic spirit . By the time he was six, he had read the Bible, Robinson crusoe, arabian nights and a number of mythology books . His later youth was spent outdoors. he loved to hunt and roam in the woods.
He supplemented the meager income of his mother as a lawyer’s messenger. He became a friend of adolphe de leuven , an aspiring playwright and lover of the theatre. alexandre resolved to go to paris to seek his fortune . with the help of one of his father’s friends he got the job of a copy boy for the Ducd’s orleans. When 20, he had written three plays and as many of his plays were rejected .
He became a friend of lassagne, chief clerk for the Duc d’orleans, a talented critic of literature and theatre. At 27, his play henery III was well appreciated. His play anthony was an overwhelming success which brought him fame and money.
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