If, like me, you get confused with the chronology and grouping of Dumas' fictional work, here's a handy table. It's particularly perplexing because different publishers divide his works many different ways; I've often bought a second-hand edition only to find I've already got all or part of the story under a different title. The chronology is also chaotic because Dumas often “back-filled” his romances by writing prequels or parallel pieces. He also re-wrote or recycled earlier works. Hence “Written” may mean “First Published” for some titles.

I have copies of the highlighted English works. Ungrouped titles are listed last.

Notes

1. This was Dumas' first attempt at prose fiction. Only four copies were sold, the rest were given away by Dumas himself.
2. “Don Martin de Freytas” was also later published as part three of “Praxède”.
3. “Murat” was also later published as part six of “Crimes Célèbres”.
4. This is not the same as “The Man in the Iron Mask” which is from “Le Vicomte de Bragelonne”.
5. Companion works, set in the same period and with some of the same characters.
6. The first three stories make up “Aventures de Lyderic”. All but the first make up the later “Les Hommes de Fer”.
7. Not written by Dumas, but appeared as such during his lifetime.
8. These two stories run parallel to each other.