Bibliograph

The three musketeers, Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction by Allan Massie

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The three musketeers, Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction by Allan Massie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The three musketeers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

808315421

Responsibility statement

Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction by Allan Massie

Series statement

Everyman's library, 336

Summary

"A swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, it is set in France during the 1620s and richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms major and minor historical figures into larger-than-life characters: the brave d'Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the beguilingly evil seductress 'Milady''; the powerful and devious Cardinal Richelieu; the weak King Louis XIII and his unhappy queen--and, of course, the three musketeers themselves, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose motto 'all for one, one for all' has come to epitmize the devoted friendship. With a plot that delivers stolen diamonds, masked balls, purloined letters, and, of course, great bouts of swordplay, The Three Musketeers is eternally entertaining"--Publisher description, p. [2] of dust jacket

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