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Alexandre Dumas, the younger son of the late Alexandre Davy Dumas,
novelist and dramatic writer, was born in Paris, and received his
education in the Collège Bourbon. Following, at a very early age, in
the footsteps of his renowned father, he published, at seventeen, a
collection of poems, "Les Péchés de Jeunesse." He failed, however, to
attract particular notice until he made one of his tales the groundwork
for a drama called "La Dame aux Camélias," which became one of the
best-known productions of the day. Dumas has enjoyed the satisfaction
of finding himself the founder of a new school: for imitators rapidly
succeeded without, however, being able to disturb his supremacy in
this new line of art. He has the power of constructing a telling
story, and his dialogue is well turned and pointed, displaying much
shrewd observation of character. A comedy from his pen, entitled "Les
Idées de Madame Aubray," was produced at Paris early in 1867. His
"Visite de Noces" and "La Princesse Georges" were brought out at the
Gymnase Dramatique in 1871. In 1872 he published a pamphlet called
"L'Homme-Femme." It repeated the thesis of his novel, "L'Affaire
Clémenceau," and a dramatic version of it was produced at the Gymnase
in 1873 under the title of "La Femme de Claude." M. Dumas was
installed as a Member of the French Academy, February 11th, 1875. He
has published many works since, among which, "Joseph Balsamo," "Les
Femmes qui tuent et les Femmes qui votent," "La Princesse de Bagdad,"
"Denise," and "Francillon" are well known.
_Stories from the Diary of a Doctor._
_By the Authors of_ "THE MEDICINE LADY."