Throughout his life Alexandre Dumas wrote numerous literary, political and historical chronicles. He also served several times as the editor or head of various newspapers, including:
- Le Mois (March 1848 – February 1850): A monthly summary of historical and political events, detailed day by day and hour by hour, entirely written by Dumas.
- La France Nouvelle (May to June 1848): A daily political and literary newspaper.
- Le Mousquetaire (November 1853 – February 1857): A periodical covering politics, literature and current events, and also featuring serialized novels. From 1854 to 1855, a weekly edition, Le Mousquetaire Hebdomadaire, complemented the daily issues. It was even parodied by a publication called Le Moustiquaire.
- Le Monte-Cristo (April 1857 – October 1862): Published in two series, the first (1857–1860) was subtitled « weekly journal of novels, history, travel and poetry, written and edited solely by Alexandre Dumas. » The second series (1862) was described as « the only collection of Alexandre Dumas’ unpublished works. »
- Le Mousquetaire II (November 1866 – April 1867): The new name for the newspaper Nouvelles by Jules Noriac, where Dumas became editor-in-chief in spring 1866.
- Le D’Artagnan (February to July 1868): A periodical journal.
It was also through the press that tributes and criticisms of Dumas were published. During the 1850s many caricatures highlighted his mixed-race origins.
