The Three Musketeers (Wordsworth Classics) - Softcover

Alexandre Dumas Père

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853260401 ISBN 13: 9781853260407

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. 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 Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion

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About the Author

Alexandre Dumas is best-known for his iconic classic The Three Musketeers, as well as for The Count of Monte Cristo, and the two Musketeer sequels Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelome: Ten Years Later. Dumas began his writing career as a successful playwright, and later evolved to writing magazine articles and travel books, before extending his talents to fiction. His work has been translated into over one hundred languages and has been the subject of nearly two hundred film adaptations that include talent as varied as Leonardo DiCaprio, James Whale, and Mickey Mouse.

From the Back Cover

D'Artagnan comes to Paris to join the King's Musketeers and soon finds himself caught up in high adventure and intrigue at the Royal Court.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853260401
• ISBN 13: 9781853260407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592