Frank, Do you know if your publishers have distributors, or do they do their own distribution? I work in a bookstore, and would love to know who we can get...
My translations of Dumas are starting to become available in book form. First there is the early Man in The Mask of Iron (Rogue Press) Then the Dumas Hamlet...
The Gentleman from The Moumtain I've just completed a translation of this play written by Dumas in 1860. The story should be more interesting than it is. Set...
thanks for your comments. Dumas has quite a racially related history; racism to be exact. He was involved in stopping African slavery world over, including in...
The president is already being portrayed by a white man on Saturday Night Live and they've done it so often I don't know if anyone is upset over it. I must...
Hi, I've just finished reading a Kindle version of "The Count of Monte Cristo", which I enjoyed very much. I was lucky to pick the version that I did: it was...
Dumas pere said in On Board The Emma,New York, D. Appleton & co, 1929) page 57 "It is the privilege of romancers to create characters who slay those of...
Dumas did have a conflicted self-image as a result of being a person of biracial descent in an overwhelmingly predominant white France. While at times he...
Yes, this book is quite interesting indeed, entertaining and much funny at times. Dumas presents this 'adventure story' as the real story of the famous actor...
I've been reading a little known book by Dumas about Melingue which may shed some light on our discussion of his interest in the race question.I thought it was...
I thought that this might be of interest to some of you Dumas fans. We recently released a role playing game based on The Three Musketeers. We tried to be as...
Hi Eric, This is very good material, but I'm still having lots of trouble with paragraphs numbered 6,7,and 8. Would you try emailing me privately at either...
Well done Eric. You have made my day. No need to apologise for the length. I hope that 'doubting Thomas'  will now see the 'nail prints' on the palms....
Hi Frank, Â You are right - I didn't type it that way. I can see what you mean in your reply. It is scrambled below in my e-mail. And yes, most of this info...
Dear Eric, No apologies necessary. This is exactly the sort of material I wanted to see. I'm not sure I agree with all the conclusions drawn from it, it takes...
Hi Frank,  I apologize for the length of this e-mail.  The point about Dumas’s experience as an individual of black descent is not mine but renowned...
Eric, You say racism affected ALL Dumas pere's work. Can you give us (1) some specific instances of attacks on Dumas that were racially motivated, and (2) some...
Anthony, I agree with you. I'm certainly open to persuasion and evidence that racism may have affected Dumas in his personal and professional life, psychology,...
Some current books on how racism and Dumas's black heritage influenced his life and works: Les douze muses d'alexandre dumas (1999) by Dominique Fernandez...
I love Dumas, and I have since I read his Three Musketeers in middle school; the first novel I had read of such great a length (yeah, still proud of it)....
As a history professor who is completing his dissertation on Dumas and French identity from Dumas's lifetime to his internment in the Pantheon, I must side...
Thank you Conrad for the website of Alexandre Dumas' photo by Nadar. For Frank to say that 'picture and sketches' of Alexandre Dumas do not 'exhibit...
Thank you Conrad for the website of Alexandre Dumas' photo by Nadar ... From: C Conrad <conrad@...> Subject: [Club Dumas] Re: Photo of Alexandre Dumas...
Dear All, It may interest some members of this club that RICHARD DARLINGTON is now available in my translation through Amazon.com It has a funny cover, and I'm...
Marcio, I'm well aware of the history you are citing. But racism in the clouds, doesn't necessarily impact minorities unless it takes on social and legal...
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