▁per du es ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁S pl ende urs ▁et ▁mis ères ▁des ▁court is anes ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Le ▁C ousin ▁P ons ▁( 1 8 4 7 ) ▁and ▁La ▁C ous ine ▁B ette ▁( 1 8 4 8 ). ▁In ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁nov els , ▁Paris ▁is ▁the ▁setting ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁particip ant . ▁ ▁Alexandre ▁Dum as ▁published ▁The ▁Three ▁Mus k ete ers ▁( 1 8 4 4 ); ▁Tw enty ▁Years ▁After ▁( 1 8 4 5 ); ▁The ▁Vic om te ▁de ▁B rag el onne ▁( 1 8 4 7 ); ▁The ▁Count ▁of ▁Monte ▁Crist o ▁( 1 8 4 5 – 1 8 4 6 ); ▁La ▁Re ine ▁Mar got ▁( 1 8 4 5 ); ▁La ▁D ame ▁de ▁M ons ore au ▁( 1 8 4 6 ); ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁nov els , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁many ▁the atr ical ▁versions ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁for ▁the ▁Paris ▁stage . ▁ ▁St end hal ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁novel , ▁Le ▁Rou ge ▁et ▁le ▁No ir , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁and ▁his ▁second , ▁La ▁Chart re use ▁de ▁Par me , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁Other ▁major ▁Paris ▁writers ▁who ▁produced ▁important ▁works ▁included ▁George ▁Sand , ▁Alfred ▁de ▁Mus set , ▁and ▁Al phon se ▁de ▁Lam art ine . ▁The ▁poet ▁Charles ▁Baud ela ire