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Victor Hugo
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His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...
.
His first novels appeared under the pseudonym of William Cobb. He published extensively in his lifetime, and his works include adventure novels, including popular sequels to ''
The Mysteries of Paris
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Eugène Sue
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) and ''
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright.
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detective novels
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, stories inspired by his interest in the
occult
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, a biographical dictionary and a dictionary of French slang (''argot'').
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1915 deaths
French science fiction writers
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