Alexandre Dumas, pere (1802-1870) was a French author of historical fiction and adventure novels, in addition to being a playwright. He is best known for his novels The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask and many others. His work has been adapted into over 200 films and has been translated into over 100 languages. Dumas was the grandson of French nobleman Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, son of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas – the first black general in French history – and the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils – who was also an author/playwright.

Alexandre Dumas’ career as a playwright began in 1829 with the play Henry III and His Courts. He was 27 years old at the time. As recently as 2008, an unfinished manuscript of Dumas’ was completed and published, which was The Last Cavalier. Below is a list of Alexandre Dumas’ books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order when necessary):

Publication Order of Three Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances Books

The Three Musketeers(1844)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Red Sphinx(1844)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Twenty Years After(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Louise de La Vallière(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Vicomte de Bragelonne(1847)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ten Years Later(1847)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man in the Iron Mask(1850)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Royal(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Last Valois Books

Marguerite de Valois(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chichot the Jester(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Forty Five Guardsmen(1847)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Horoscope(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of The Last Valois Books

The Horoscope(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marguerite de Valois(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chichot the Jester(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Forty Five Guardsmen(1847)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Marie Antoinette Romances Books

The Knight of Maison-Rouge(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Joseph Balsamo(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Taking the Bastile(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Queen's Necklace(1850)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Countess de Charny(1853)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of The Marie Antoinette Romances Books

Joseph Balsamo(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Queen's Necklace(1850)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Taking the Bastile(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Countess de Charny(1853)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Knight of Maison-Rouge(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Sainte-Hermine Cycle Books

The Companions of Jehu(1857)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Whites and the Blues(1867)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Cavalier(1870)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Tales of Robin Hood Books

The Prince of Thieves(1862)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Outlaw(1863)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Captain Paul(1838)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Captain Pamphile(1839)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fencing Master(1840)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Castle Eppstein(1843)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Georges(1843)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Conspirators(1843)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ascanio, Vol. I(1843)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ascanio, Vol. 2(1843)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Women's War / The War of Women(1844)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nutcracker(1844)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Corsican Brothers(1844)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
La Reine Margot / Queen Margot(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Count of Monte Cristo(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Regent's Daughter(1845)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Two Dianas(1846)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horror At Fontenay(1849)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Tulip(1850)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Olympe de Clèves(1852)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Page of the Duke of Savoy(1854)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mohicans of Paris(1854)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wolf-Leader(1857)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Crimes of the Marquise de Brinvilliers and Others(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Short Stories By Alexandre Dumas, Ten Volumes in One(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Plays

Antony(1831)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Charles VII at the Homes of His Great Vassals(1831)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Napoleon Bonaparte(1840)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Edmund Kean, Or, The Life Of An Actor(1857)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Urbain Grandier and the Devils of Loudon(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gold Thieves(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Napoleon(1865)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Memoirs of a Physician(1893)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Celebrated Crimes of History(1895)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Celebrated Crimes of the Russian Court(1905)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Journal of Madame Giovanni(1944)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Alexandre Dumas' Adventures in Spain(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Alexandre Dumas' Adventures in Caucasia(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Memoirs(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Impressions De Voyage Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Notes: Many of the dates, such as for the novel Ascanio, are estimates. There may also be unlisted alternate titles, as the titles often depend on the translation. The Conspirators is also known as The Chevalier d’Harmental. The novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne (aka Ten Years Later), is often split into three parts – The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Valliere and The Man in the Iron Mask (the later is the best known). We also recommend that you keep an eye out, as many editions of Dumas’ novels are published in multiple volumes.

The novel Joseph Balsamo has several alternate titles, including Memoirs of a Physician, Cagliostro, Madame Dubarry, The Countess Dubarry and The Elixir of Life. Ange Pitou is also known as Storming the Bastille or Six Years Later. The Countess de Charny is also known as Andree de Taverney, or The Mesmerist’s Victim. Ascanio was co-authored by Paul Meurice. The Knight of Maison-Rouge is also known as The Knight of the Red House and Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge.

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