Alexandre Dumas was a French writer and one of the most widely read authors in the world. His works have been translated into many languages and adapted for films, stage plays, and television. Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France, and died on December 5, 1870, in Puys, France. Dumas was born to a father who was a general in Napoleon's army and a mother who was a Haitian slave. He grew up in poverty and began writing at a young age to earn money. His first success...