I'm no fan of Alexandre Dumas, but what i do know is that he wrote 159 plays mostly in the category of Romanticism and historical fiction. Hope that helps!
After Alexandre Dumas Pere wrote a few plays, he realized he was successful and wanted to keep going in his writing career. So, he decided to write novels and they became successful as well.
Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie was the father of Alexander Dumas (senior)
(born: Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on 24 July 1802 died: 5 December 1870).
Alexandre Dumas (senior) was the...