With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren. University of Kent at Canterbury.
One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D'Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King's Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth century France are vividly played out in the background.
But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal's spy, Milady, one of literature's most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.
Our edition uses the William Barrow translation first published by Bruce and Wylde (London,1846)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN: 9781853260407
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 365 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm
This was a fantastic swash buckling adventure, filled with intrigue, conspiracy, unyielding loyalty, betrayal, love, hate and everything you can think of that fits in between. Dumas gradually builds on the depths of... More
Well, I'm 16 and I love reading all different types of books but I was very worried when I ordered this book, not because I didn't think I would like it but because I was afraid I just wouldn't be able... More
The Three Musketeers is one of my favourite Dumas and definitely one of my favourite of all time books. It`s very entertainig with it`s historic background and humor throughout the book. It`s characters all likable... More
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