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# Alexandre Dumas and his reply to a street ruffian who taunted him over his ancestry
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- Published: 2023-12-31T06:31:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:44:29.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Books, Mores, People

Even after he had written The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas was still reproached with his origins. The son of a general who had single-handedly faced down whole regiments was nonetheless the great-grandson of slaves. Once a street ruffian tried to humiliate Dumas, blurting out: "Monsieur Dumas, among your ancestors, do you count monkeys as well?" To which Dumas replied: "My family begins where yours ends."