Alexandre Dumas books in order
French writer and dramatist
- Lived
- 1802–1870
- Country
- France
- Books
- 82
- Series
- 2
Alexandre Dumas published 61 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 6 non-fiction books, 2 children's books, 7 plays and 3 other books, beginning with The Three Musketeers (1844). The 2 series include The Marie Antoinette Romances (8 books, starting with Joseph Balsamo) and D'Artagnan Romances (3 books, starting with The Three Musketeers).
Updated September 2026
The Marie Antoinette Romances books in order (8)Series page
Reading order: 1 Joseph Balsamo (1846) · 2 Andrée de Taverney · 3 The Queen's Necklace (1849) · 4 Ange Pitou (1850) · 5 The Hero of the People · 6 The Royal Life Guard or The Flight of the Royal Family · 7 The Countess De Charny (1853) · 8 Le Chevalier De Maison-Rouge (1846)
- 1.
Joseph Balsamo (1846), with Auguste Maquet
- 2.
Andrée de Taverney
- 3.
The Queen's Necklace (1849)
- 4.
Ange Pitou (1850), also published as The Countess of Charny
- 5.
- 6.
The Royal Life Guard or The Flight of the Royal Family
- 7.
The Countess De Charny (1853)
- 8.
Le Chevalier De Maison-Rouge (1846)
D'Artagnan Romances books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Three Musketeers (1844) · 2 Twenty Years After (1845) · 3 The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847)
- 1.
The Three Musketeers (1844)
- 2.
Twenty Years After (1845)
- 3.
Where to start with Alexandre Dumas
Start here
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas's most-read book and the first of the 3 D'Artagnan Romances books.
Shortest way in
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas
One of the most-read, at about 272 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The Countess of Salisbury (1836)
Captain Paul (1838)
Pauline (1838)
Acté (1839)
Captain Pamphile (1839)
La Comtesse De Salisbury (1839)
Mary Stuart (1840)
The Fencing Master (1840)
Ascanio (1843)
Castle Eppstein (1843)
Georges (1843)
Sylvandire (1843)
The Conspirators (1843), with Auguste Maquet
Amaury (1844)
Louis Xiv Et Son Siècle (1844)
The Nutcracker (1844)
La Guerre Des Femmes (1845)
La Reine Margot (1845)
The Regent's Daughter (1845)
La Dame De Monsoreau (1846)
The Memoirs of a Physician (1846)
The Two Dianas (1846)
The Forty-Five (1847)
The Forty-five Guardsmen (1847)
The Vicomte De Bragelonne (1848)
One Thousand and One Ghosts (1849)
Tales of Algeria (1849)
The Black Tulip (1850)
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas (1850)
The New Troy (1850)
The Mouth of Hell (1851)
Les Mohicans De Paris (1854)
Ingénue (1855)
The Companions of Jehu (1857)
The Wolf Leader (1857)
Black (1858)
The Horoscope (1858)
The Journal of Madame Giovanni (1858)
The Last Vendée (1858)
Catherine Blum (1860)
Mes Mémoires (1860)
Fernande (1861)
The Prussian Terror (1862)
La San-Felice (1864)
Le Sphinx Rouge (1866)
The Red Sphinx, Or, the Comte De Moret (1866)
The First Republic (1867)
Adventures with My Pets (1868)
The Knight of Sainte-Hermine (1869)
The Prince of Thieves (2020)
Novellas in order
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)
The Corsican Brothers (1845)
Short story collections in order
Le Corricolo (1841)
Non-fiction in order
Celebrated Crimes (1840)
Adventures in Spain (1847)
Adventures in Czarist Russia (1850)
The Glacier Land (1850)
The Flight to Varennes (La Route De Varennes) (1858)
Alexandre Dumas' Adventures in Caucasia (1859)
Children's books in order
Histoire D'un Casse-noisette (1845)
Plays in order
Henri Iii Et Sa Cour (1829)
Henry III and His Court (1829)
Charles Vii at the Homes of His Great Vassals (1830)
Napoleon (1831)
Antony (May 1831)
La Tour De Nesle (1832)
Paul Jones (1838)
Other books in order
Mademoiselle De Belle-Isle (1839)
Les Demoiselles De Saint-Cyr (1843)
When Pierrot Was Young (1854)
Film and TV adaptations
- Tower of Lust (1955)Film · from La Tour De Nesle
- Tower of Screaming Virgins (1968)Film · from La Tour De Nesle
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)Film · from The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)Film · from The Count of Monte Cristo
- EzelTV · from The Count of Monte Cristo
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte CristoTV · from The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Three Musketeers (1973)Film · from The Three Musketeers
- The Three Musketeers (1993)Film · from The Three Musketeers
- Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)Film · from The Three Musketeers
- The Three Musketeers (2011)Film · from The Three Musketeers
- Henry, King of Navarre (1924)Film · from La Reine Margot
- La Reine Margot (1954)Film · from La Reine Margot
- La Reine Margot (1994)Film · from La Reine Margot
- Queen Margot (1996)Film · from La Reine Margot
- The Corsican Brothers (1917)Film · from The Corsican Brothers
- The Corsican Brothers (1920)Film · from The Corsican Brothers
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)Film · from The Corsican Brothers
- Gora Aur Kala (1972)Film · from The Corsican Brothers
- The Return of the Musketeers (1989)Film · from Twenty Years After
- Musketeers Twenty Years After (1992)Film · from Twenty Years After
- Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)Film · from Twenty Years After
- La Femme Musketeer (2004)TV · from Twenty Years After
- Joseph Balsamo (1973)TV · from Joseph Balsamo
- Chicot the Jester (1913)Film · from La Dame De Monsoreau
- La Dame de Monsoreau (1971)TV · from La Dame De Monsoreau
- The Countess of Monsoreau (1997)TV · from La Dame De Monsoreau
- La Dame de Monsoreau (2008)TV · from La Dame De Monsoreau
- The Iron Mask (1929)Film · from The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- Le Masque de fer (1962)Film · from The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)Film · from The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)Film · from The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
- The Queen's Necklace (1929)Film · from The Queen's Necklace
- The Queen's Necklace (1946)Film · from The Queen's Necklace
- Kara Lale Bayramı (1920)Film · from The Black Tulip
- The Black Tulip (1921)Film · from The Black Tulip
- La Tulipe noire (1964)Film · from The Black Tulip
- Luisa Sanfelice (1942)Film · from La San-Felice
- Emma Hamilton (1968)Film · from La San-Felice
- Luisa Sanfelice (2004)TV · from La San-Felice
- The Prince of Thieves (1948)Film · from The Prince of Thieves
- The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)Film · from The Prince of Thieves
Free to read
All free classicsThe Man in the Iron Mask
Louise de la Vallière
Ali Pacha
My Memoirs, Vol. I, 1802 to 1821
The Borgias
Urbain Grandier
Massacres of the South (1551-1815)
My Memoirs, Vol. III, 1826 to 1830
My Memoirs, Vol. V, 1831 to 1832
My Memoirs, Vol. VI, 1832 to 1833
Marguerite de Valois
Love and liberty
My Memoirs, Vol. II, 1822 to 1825
Cenci
About Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Alexandre Dumas FAQ
- How many books has Alexandre Dumas written?
- Alexandre Dumas published 61 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 6 non-fiction books, 2 children's books, 7 plays and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Alexandre Dumas's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Marie Antoinette Romances with Joseph Balsamo and D'Artagnan Romances with The Three Musketeers. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Alexandre Dumas's last book?
- The Knight of Sainte-Hermine (1869).
- What is Alexandre Dumas's most famous book?
- The Three Musketeers (1844) is Alexandre Dumas's most widely read book.
- Are Alexandre Dumas's books connected?
- 11 books belong to 2 series (The Marie Antoinette Romances and D'Artagnan Romances); the other 71 books stand alone.
- Which Alexandre Dumas books have been adapted?
- 13 books have been adapted for film or TV, including La Tour De Nesle (as Tower of Lust, film, 1955), The Count of Monte Cristo (film, 2002), The Three Musketeers (film, 1973) and La Reine Margot (as Henry, King of Navarre, film, 1924).
- Can I read Alexandre Dumas's books for free?
- Yes. 40 books by Alexandre Dumas are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.