Dulcigno

Seaport of Monte negro, on the Adriatic; taken by the Turks 1571; long a den of pirates; scene of a defeat of dramatist; son of a general; grandson of a nobleman and a Haitian negre . His habits were loose and prodigal, but his genius is beyond question. His most famous works are Monte Cristo, 1841-45, and Three Guardsmen , 1844-45. Many of his novels are in part the work of other hands. His series of Napoleonic tales was tr. 1894.