Cooper, Barbara T., "Alexandre Dumas, père," in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 119: Nineteenth-Century French Fiction Writers: Romanticism and Realism, 1800-1860, edited by Catharine Savage Brosman, Gale Research, 1992, pp. 98-119.

This biography provides a list of selected works by
the author and a detailed list of sources for further
reading.

Hemmings, F. W. J., "Alexandre Dumas Père," in European Writers: The Romantic Century, Vol. 6, edited by Jacques Barzun and George Stade, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985, pp. 719-43.

This biographical chapter emphasizes Dumas's development
as a playwright and his subsequent career as a novelist.

—, Alexandre Dumas: The King of Romance, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979.

This biography traces Dumas's life, from his African
heritage to his death as a famous writer.

Ross, Michael, Alexandre Dumas, David and Charles, 1981.

This biography traces the writer's life and career.

Whitlock, James, "Alexandre Dumas, père," in Cyclopedia of...