THE
LIFE AND WRITINGS
OF
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
(1802-1870)
BY
HARRY A. SPURR
AUTHOR OF "A COCKNEY IN ARCADIA," ETC.
WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES, COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
This Book,
THE OUTCOME OF MANY YEARS OF LOVING STUDY,
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
TO
MADAME DUMAS fils,
IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER
SYMPATHY AND HELP.
Alexandre Dumas père.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Dedication | v |
| Preface | vii |
| List of Illustrations | xv |
| PART I. | |
| HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER | |
| Birth, Manhood and Early Successes (1802-30) | 3 |
| The Reign of Dumas I. (1830-48) | 40 |
| Wanderings, Decline and Death (1848-70) | 94 |
| Character | 125 |
| PART II. | |
| HIS WRITINGS. | |
| His Writings | 183 |
| HIS GENIUS | |
| A Defence | 273 |
| A Counterclaim | 309 |
| APPENDICES | |
| A. History and Fiction: a Comparison | 351 |
| B. Chronology of Dumas's Life | 355 |
| C. Tabular Analysis of Dumas's Writings | 357 |
| D. List of Books Consulted | 373 |
| Index | 377 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Dumas père | Frontispiece |
| House in which Dumas was Born, Villers-Cotterets | 8 |
| Dumas in 1828 (from a drawing by Deveria) | 30 |
| Portrait of Dumas, after Maurin | 36 |
| Dumas's Theatre, the "Historique" | 86 |
| Alexandre Dumas fils | 108 |
| Title-Page of "Nouvelles Contemporaines" | 185 |
| "D'Artagnan" (from the Doré statue, Paris) | 209 |
| The Dumas Monument by Doré, Paris | 342 |