Alexandre Dumas Books in Order

Alexandre Dumas has written 82 books, published between 1831 and 2020. The first book is Antony (1831) and the newest is Short Stories By Alexandre Dumas, Ten Volumes in One (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
82
Published
1831–2020
Confirmed
82 of 82 titles
Pages on record
14,558 in 35 of 82 books
Photo of Alexandre Dumas, author

Historical fiction set in France is what Alexandre Dumas is catalogued for. The Three Musketeers and d'Artagnan Romances, the Monte Cristo books, the Marie Antoinette Romances, the Last Valois and the Sainte-Hermine Cycle are the series, with Celebrated Crimes and travel writing among the non-fiction. Eighty-three entries are dated from Antony (1831) onward, several of them in English translation.

How many Alexandre Dumas books are there?

Alexandre Dumas has 82 books, released between 1831 and 2020. They include 8 separate series.

Alexandre Dumas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 82 Alexandre Dumas books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    AntonyStandalone Plays #11831 · confirmed 3/4
    1831
  2. 2
    Charles VII at the Homes of His Great VassalsStandalone Plays #21831 · 126 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1831126
  3. 3
    Captain PaulAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #11838 · 108 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1838108
  4. 4
    The BorgiasCelebrated Crimes #11839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  5. 5
    Captain PamphileAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #21839 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1839186
  6. 6
    Massacres of the SouthCelebrated Crimes #21839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  7. 7
    Karl-Ludwig SandCelebrated Crimes #31839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  8. 8
    Urbain GrandierCelebrated Crimes #41839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  9. 9
    The Countess of Saint GeranCelebrated Crimes #51839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  10. 10
    MuratCelebrated Crimes #61839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  11. 11
    The Marquise de GangesCelebrated Crimes #71839 · confirmed 3/4
    1839
  12. 12
    Napoleon BonaparteStandalone Plays #31840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  13. 13
    The Fencing MasterAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #31840 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1840324
  14. 14
    The CenciCelebrated Crimes #81840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  15. 15
    NisidaCelebrated Crimes #91840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  16. 16
    DeruesCelebrated Crimes #101840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  17. 17
    La ConstantinCelebrated Crimes #111840 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    184072
  18. 18
    Joan of NaplesCelebrated Crimes #121840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  19. 19
    Martin GuerreCelebrated Crimes #131840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  20. 20
    Ali PachaCelebrated Crimes #141840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  21. 21
    L'avvelenatriceCelebrated Crimes #151840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  22. 22
    VaninkaCelebrated Crimes #161840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  23. 23
    The Marquise de BrinvilliersCelebrated Crimes #171840 · confirmed 3/4
    1840
  24. 24
    Castle EppsteinAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #41843 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1843297
  25. 25
    GeorgesAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #51843 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1843304
  26. 26
    The ConspiratorsAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #61843 · confirmed 3/4
    1843
  27. 27
    Ascanio, Vol. IAlexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #71843 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1843312
  28. 28
    Ascanio, Vol. 2Alexandre Dumas Standalone Novels #81843 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1843340
  29. 29
    The Three MusketeersThree Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances #11844 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1844560
  30. 30
    The Red SphinxThree Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances #21844 · 807 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1844807

Alexandre Dumas books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Alexandre Dumas Standalone Novels

22 books

22 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Celebrated Crimes in order

19 books
  1. 1. The Borgias
  2. 2. Massacres of the South
  3. 3. Karl-Ludwig Sand
  4. 4. Urbain Grandier
  5. 5. The Countess of Saint Geran
  6. 6. Murat
  7. 7. The Marquise de Ganges
  8. 8. The Cenci
  9. 9. Nisida
  10. 10. Derues
  11. 11. La Constantin
  12. 12. Joan of Naples
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Alexandre Dumas Non-Fiction

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Three Musketeers / d'Artagnan Romances in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Three Musketeers
  2. 2. The Red Sphinx
  3. 3. Twenty Years After
  4. 4. Louise de La Vallière
  5. 5. Blood Royal
  6. 7. The Vicomte de Bragelonne
  7. 8. Ten Years Later

Standalone Plays

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Marie Antoinette Romances in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Knight of Maison-Rouge
  2. 2. Joseph Balsamo
  3. 3. Taking the Bastile
  4. 4. The Queen's Necklace
  5. 5. The Countess de Charny

Last Valois in order

4 books
  1. 1. Marguerite de Valois
  2. 2. Chichot the Jester
  3. 3. The Forty Five Guardsmen
  4. 4. The Horoscope

Monte Cristo in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Count of Monte Cristo
  2. 2. The Son of Monte-Cristo
  3. 5. The Countess of Monte Cristo

Sainte-Hermine Cycle in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Companions of Jehu
  2. 2. The Whites and the Blues
  3. 3. The Last Cavalier

Tales of Robin Hood in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Prince of Thieves
  2. 2. The Outlaw

Alexandre Dumas Short Story

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Impressions De Voyage in order

1 book
  1. 1. Le Caucase

Alexandre Dumas Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Alexandre Dumas books run from Antony (1831) to Short Stories By Alexandre Dumas, Ten Volumes in One (2020), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Alexandre Dumas in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Alexandre Dumas books in order?

You only need to read Alexandre Dumas books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Alexandre Dumas books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Antony (1831), the earliest published title. After it come Charles VII at the Homes of His Great Vassals (1831), Captain Paul (1838), The Borgias (1839) and Captain Pamphile (1839); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Alexandre Dumas book?

Short Stories By Alexandre Dumas, Ten Volumes in One (2020) is the newest Alexandre Dumas book released so far.

Is there a new Alexandre Dumas book coming?

No next Alexandre Dumas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alexandre Dumas at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alexandre Dumas title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alexandre Dumas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
14,558 pages across the 35 of 82 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alexandre Dumas books, 40 of 82, were published in the 1840s.

What the Alexandre Dumas books are about

32 of the 82 Alexandre Dumas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 23 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.