| He prepared his effects as studiously and almost as dexterously as Dumas himself. |
| After Dumas comes the librettist who transposed the story into suitable Italian verse to be set to music. |
| When Hugo wrote for himself he wrote almost as simply and straightforwardly as Dumas. |
| The book begins with the 3-year-old Dumas discovering that his father has died, and promptly arming himself and heading upstairs. |
| Often glancing at the magistrates, Dumas was a commanding presence with a flair for the dramatic. |
| In our physical geography we shall read marvelous stories that outrival the romances of Dumas and Hugo. |
