The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

'Pure swashbuckling pleasure' Daily Telegraph Read this fresh modern translation of Dumas’s great work. The young D'Artagnan travels to Paris determined to join King Louis XIII's elite guards. Hot-headed and raring to prove himself, D'Artagnan challenges three strangers to a duel. These strangers are none other than the daring band of Musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. D'Artagnan's fearless spirit impresses them and the Musketeers take him under their wing. Soon, the wicked plots of Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter propel the four musketeers to adventures on horseback, across seas and over rooftops to defend the honour of the Queen and protect the life of the King. This is a rousing tale of thrilling swordplay and royal intrigue, brave friends and the basest treachery.

Rollicking * Independent *
Delicious * Guardian *
Dumas is a master of ripping yarns full of fearless heroes, poisonous ladies and swashbuckling adventurers * Guardian *
The Napoleon of storytellers * Washington Post *

Alexandre Dumas was a French playwright, historian and prolific novelist, penning a string of successful books including The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1845), and Twenty Years After(1845). His novels have been translated into a hundred different languages and inspired over two hundred films. In his day Dumas was as famous for his financial irresponsibility and flamboyant lifestyle as for his writing. Dumas died in 1870.

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ISBN 13	9780099528838
ISBN 10	0099528835
Title	The Three Musketeers
Author	Alexandre Dumas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2011-06-02
Number of pages	640
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