The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas is a reprint edition published by Pegasus Books on April 9, 2019. This 816-page novel unfolds in the royal court of Louis XIII, where the King’s musketeers confront their rivals, the guards of Cardinal Richelieu. The story follows d’Artagnan, a young swordsman eager to make his mark in Paris, as he becomes embroiled in royal intrigue and forms lasting friendships with the legendary musketeers: Athos, Aramis, and Porthos.
Readers will find a fast-paced narrative filled with action and adventure, set against a backdrop of historical events and cultural heritage. This edition, translated by Lawrence Ellsworth, aims to capture the excitement and humor of Dumas’s classic tale. The novel explores themes of honor and camaraderie, inviting both new readers and those revisiting the story to engage with its timeless characters and thrilling escapades.
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The novel’s fast-moving story is set in the royal court of Louis XIII, where the swaggering King’s musketeers square off against their rivals: the crimson-clad guards of the dreaded Cardinal Richelieu. The Red Duke rules France with an iron hand in the name of King Louis—and of Queen Anne, who dares a secret love affair with France’s enemy, England’s Duke of Buckingham. Into this royal intrigue leaps the brash d’Artagnan, a young swordsman from the provinces determined to find fame and fortune in Paris. Bold and clever, in no time the youth finds himself up to his Gascon neck in adventure, while earning the enduring friendship of the greatest comrades in literature, the Three Musketeers: noble Athos, sly Aramis, and the giant, good-hearted Porthos. Now from Lawrence Ellsworth, acclaimed translator of The Red Sphinx, comes a new rendition of The Three Musketeers for a new century, one that captures anew the excitement, humor, and spirit of Alexandre Dumas’s greatest novel of historical adventure. Whether you’re meeting the musketeers for the first time or discovering them all over again, it’s all for one, one for all, in this timeless tale of honor and glory, the flash of dark eyes, and the clash of bright steel.
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