The Three Musketeers, Vol. I [Paperback]

Alexandre Dumas père (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Siecle,_ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. This volume of the serial -- _The Three Musketeers_ is set in the year 1625. The D'Artagnan arrives in Paris at the tender age of 18, and that very day gives offese to three musketeers -- Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Duels are agreed -- but interrupted by five of the Cardinal's guards. Instead of dueling, the four are attacked. D'Artagnan acquits himself impressively: his youthful courage becomes apparent during the battle. The four become friends, and, when asked by D'Artagnan's landlord to find his missing wife, embark upon an adventure that takes them across both France and England in order to thwart the plans of the Cardinal Richelieu. Along the way, they encounter a beautiful young spy, whom they know at first only as Milady, who will stop at nothing to disgrace Queen Anne of Austria before her husband, Louis XIII, and take revenge upon the musketeers. (Volume I of II.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592248624
• ISBN-13: 978-1592248629
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,693,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Three Musketeers, May 9, 2004

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Noah Green (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Musketeers, Vol. I (Paperback)

This is a very entertaining and exiting novel. At the begining of the book you get thrown right into the action. The main charecter, D'Artagnan, is a young swordsman who is given only an old horse, fifteen crowns and some advice from his father before being sent off to Paris to join the royal musketeers. Dumas does an excellent job demostrating the changes in the charecters throughout the book, specifically D'Artagnan. He presents each of them is a different light which makes it easier for the reader to see what type of person each charecter is supposed to be. From the point were D'Artagnan meets his friends to the point where they go thier seperate ways, there is action around every turn. The plot of the book makes it just that much more enjoyable. It becomes known at the begining of the book that there is a struggle for power between the King of France and the Cardinal. The plot revolves around this conflict and the constant battles between the Kings royal guard, the musketeers and the Cardinal's guards. The story follows the four freinds (D'Artagnan and his three friends, Athos, Porthos and Aramis who are already members of the musketeers)through France and England on countless adventures in an effort to thwart the plans of the Cardinal. I sincerely recomend this book to any person who likes mystery, action, adventure and even a little romance thrown in.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars D'Artagnan is an irresistible hero, October 11, 2005

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Chris Mclean "cmrobin21" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Musketeers, Vol. I (Paperback)

D'Artagnan is an everyday guy's hero. He's charismatic and cocky, but still young and vulnerable. You'll love the way he's written and fall in love with him like he's family. The worst part of the novel is that it eventually ends, but the impression young D'Artagnan will leave on you will be permanent. If there were ever a character with as much moxie I haven't read him. D'Artagnan has jeela and you won't be able to resist him!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Three Musketeers, November 12, 2005

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Derrick Braker "Derrick" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Musketeers, Vol. I (Paperback)

I've always loved reading about swordfights and castles, but Alexandre Dumas brought me into the action and was able to take me back in time with the adventure-romance novel The Three Musketeers. The exciting lives and stories of four men named Aramis, Porthos, Athos, and D'Artagnan are filled with a rollercoaster of thrilling adventure.

In a time where no one loves you but your family and sometimes not even them and all anybody wants is more power and authority is the time frame the famous author chose to write about. The Three musketeers is set in France in 1626 when the cardinal Richelieu is trying to get the head position by killing the king ,but while still acting as his wise and trusted adviser.