The Hero of the People is one of Alexandre Dumas’s many historical romances set against the turbulence of the French Revolution. Dumas excelled at weaving fictional characters into the fabric of real historical events, and this novel draws on the dramatic upheavals of 1789 and after to deliver his trademark mix of adventure, romance, and political intrigue.
As with all of Dumas’s work, the story moves at a propulsive pace and keeps readers engaged across its large cast. This public-domain English translation is available as a free EPUB download for lovers of historical fiction.