num_pages: 560
description: With its rousing cry of "One for all, and all for one," Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure novel has captivated generations of readers since its initial publication in 1844. Action, intrigue, and romance abound in this swashbuckling epic, which traces a country lad's path to the French court of the early 1600s and the glorious fraternity of the king's men, the Musketeers.A son of impoverished nobility, D'Artagnan arrives in Paris to find the Musketeers disbanded by the cunning Cardinal Richelieu, who hopes to seize power from the weak-willed Louis XIII. The daring and ambitious youth proves his mettle in the company of the famous Musketeers — Porthos, Athos, and Aramis — and joins them in a heroic struggle to defend the king and his lovely queen, Anne of Austria.Dumas transformed the concept of the historical novel by writing in a modern, conversational style. His accessible, fast-paced narratives combine real and fictional characters to recapture the events, manners, and mood of seventeenth-century France. Emerging in the chaotic aftermath of the Revolution, Dumas's novels provided his contemporaries with a welcome sense of identity and national pride. His most popular work, The Three Musketeers, continues to charm modern readers with its timeless tales of romantic valor.
language: English
title: The Three Musketeers (Dover Thrift Editions)
titlecomplete: The Three Musketeers (Dover Thrift Editions) (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
characters: George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, D'Artagnan, Aramis, Constance Bonacieux, Porthos, Cardinal Richelieu, Anne of Austria, Milady de Winter, Monsieur de Treville, Athos, King Louis XIII
genres: France, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, French Literature, Classic Literature, Adventure, Historical, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 316652
places: France, La Rochelle, Paris
series: Les Trois Mousquetaires, Lawrence Ellsworth's Musketeer Cycle Translations, The d’Artagnan Romances
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 16-17 anys
publisher: Dover Publications