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The Story of Alexandre Dumas
The Story of Alexandre Dumas tells children about the French writer born in 1802, whose father, Thomas-Alexandre, was the first soldier with Afro-Caribbean roots to become a general in the French army. Readers follow Dumas from his first play at 27 to the newspaper serials behind The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, his Château de Monte-Cristo, his years away from France and his death in 1870. English and Persian throughout. 47-page PDF by Reza Nazari.
A writer who filled 100,000 pages, and the general father who inspired him
Dumas’s story begins with his father. Thomas-Alexandre was born in Saint-Domingue, today Haiti, to a French nobleman and an enslaved woman named Marie-Cessette, came to France at 14 and was a general by 31. The Story of Alexandre Dumas gives that history its own pages before the writer himself takes the stage.
Along the way children meet the newspaper serials that made him famous, a château full of guests that he had to sell after two years, and a friend’s description of him talking on and on like a spinning windmill. The book is honest that he spent freely and often ran short of money, and it follows him into exile in Brussels in 1851 and back to Paris in 1864.
At a glance
What the book covers
Family roots
His mother Marie-Louise, who worked at an inn, his two older sisters, and his father’s path from Saint-Domingue to the rank of general.
Plays and novels
From his first stage success at 27 to The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne, and the roughly 100,000 pages he published.
Travels and exile
Trips to Spain, Italy, Germany, England and French Algeria, the move to Brussels in 1851, a newspaper in Italy in 1861 and the return to Paris.
What children learn
That imagination and hard work can build a career, and that success does not make money worries disappear.
Sample lines
Three lines about his family and his early years, as printed in the book:
| Persian | English |
|---|---|
| مادر آنها «ماری لوئیز» نیز در مسافرخانهای مشغول بهکار بود و با این شغل به خانوادهاش کمک میکرد. | Their mommy’s name was Marie-Louise, and she helped her family at an inn where travelers would stay. |
| توماس الکساندر تنها پسر خانوادهاش بود و وقتی فقط ۱۴ سال داشت، پدرش او را به فرانسه برد. | Thomas-Alexandre was the only boy in his family and when he was just 14 years old, his daddy took him all the way to France. |
| در سال ۱۸۳۰، زمانی که دوما دیگر بزرگ شده بود، تحول بزرگی در فرانسه رخ داد. | In 1830, when Dumas was a grown-up, there was a big change in France. |
Reading it together
- Start with the family pages and find France and Haiti on a map.
- Read one passage in Persian and ask your child to retell it in English, then swap.
- Keep a list of the book titles that come up and choose one, such as The Three Musketeers, to read next in a children’s edition.
- Practice reading years like ۱۸۰۲ and ۱۸۷۰ in Persian digits with the free Persian numbers lesson.
Who this book is for
A good fit if you
- have a child who loves adventure stories and wonders who wrote them
- want a biography that touches on race and family history in a way suited to children
- read with an older child who can handle longer pages
Look elsewhere if you
- want an easy first story for a young child; Puss in Boots is a lighter read
- hope to read Dumas’s novels themselves; this is his life story, and The Story of Jules Verne is another writer’s life in the same series
Use it with
- The Story of Victor Marie Hugo: another great French writer of the same century.
- The Story of Napoleon Bonaparte: the France of Dumas’s father’s generation.
- Farsi Children Books Bundle: the collection as one purchase.
Common questions
What age is it for?
About 8 to 12. The pages are longer than in a fairy tale and mention many book titles, so it suits a child who already enjoys chapter books.
Does it talk about slavery?
Briefly and gently. It explains that his grandmother, Marie-Cessette, was enslaved and that his father had a hard start before becoming a general.
Does my child need to read Persian already?
No. Every passage is in English as well, so you can read the Persian aloud while your child follows.
What do I get after I buy?
A 47-page PDF of The Story of Alexandre Dumas that you download right after checkout and can read on a tablet or computer or print.
Is there a paperback?
Yes. A printed edition is available from Amazon, and the PDF is sold here.
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