“The Black Count” by Tom Reiss – Forgotten Legends Reborn
Many of us know Alexandre Dumas as being the author who brought to us great classics such as The Count of Monte Christo and The Three Musketeers . However, what many people do not know is that Dumas didn't just pull those stories out of his head, newspaper articles, or even first-hand observations… rather, many of the heroic events taking place in his stories were inspired from his father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (for the purpose of simplicity, the father will be referred to as General Dumas from now on).