For 10 points, name this French Romantic author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
In one work by this author, a prize of 100,000 guilders is offered to any man who can grow the title object, sparking intense competition in Holland. In addition to The Black Tulip, this man wrote of the wrongful imprisonment of the protagonist and his escape to the title location with help from the Mad Priest. In another of his novels, A man comes to Paris and duels Athos, Porthos, and Aramis in order to secure a spot in the king's guardsmen; That man is D'artagnan. For 10 points, name this French Romantic author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
In one work by this author, a prize of 100,000 guilders is offered to any man who can grow the title object, sparking intense competition in Holland.
Alexandre {Dumas}