1. Alexandre Dumas “All For One and One For All”

2. Life and Times Born July 24, 1802, Died December 5, 1870 Grandfather had married a slave girl while in San Domingo (Haiti) and took her last name, Dumas Worked as a scribe for King Louise Philippe before making it big with novels Participated in ousting King Charles X from the throne Frequently broke from lavishly spending on women and high living Fathered at least 4 illegitimate children …while married “My father was a mulatto, my grandfather a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends.”

3. Quotes “Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.” “How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.” “If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.”

4. The Stories Dumas had several collaborators while working on his novels Many characters loosely based on real French men Fast-paced adventure tales Accomplished playwright and novelist Famous for writing historical fiction Man in the Iron Mask Count of Monte Cristo The Three Musketeers

5. Man in the Iron Mask Sequel to the Three Musketeers with the characters Aramis, Porthos, D’Artagnan, and Athos Aramis plots to overthrow the unfit King Louis XIV and swap him with his imprisoned twin brother Philippe The swap is successful until Aramis boasts about his success

6. Man in the Iron Mask…Continued Aramisis forced to flee, dragging an unaware Porthos with him Philippe is taken to prison and must wear an iron mask to conceal his identity Porthos is crushed by boulders and killed Aramis escapes to Spain Athos learns of his son Raoul’s death and dies

7. Movie Stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Jeremy Irons Strays from plotline of novel “Hollywoodified” Incorporation of Dumas’ language, not integrated well Entertaining and cheesy

8. Solange An aristocrat is hiding under the false name Solange A man, who she calls Albert saves her from being discovered and he helps her father escape to England “Solange” and “Albert” fall in love and stay in Paris Albert works at the cemetary as a scientist, experimenting with heads and bodies Grave diggers leave a sack in his “lab” The guillotined head of Solange