Dumas, Alexandre 1802-1870
The three Musketeers / Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction and notes by Keith Wren - First edition - 564 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written. The three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman DÁrtagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King´s Musketeers- Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richeleu, and the honour of the queen against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth-century. france are vividly played out in the background.
But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal´s spy, Milady, one of literature´s most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.
9781853260407
French novel--Century XIX
French literature--Century XIX
843 / / D886t
The three Musketeers / Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction and notes by Keith Wren - First edition - 564 pages ; 20 cm. - Wordsworth Classics . - Wordsworth Classics .
One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written. The three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman DÁrtagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King´s Musketeers- Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richeleu, and the honour of the queen against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth-century. france are vividly played out in the background.
But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal´s spy, Milady, one of literature´s most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.
9781853260407
French novel--Century XIX
French literature--Century XIX
843 / / D886t