Product Description

When young D'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he is challenged to a duel with not one, but three of the king's Musketeers. But Athos, Porthos and Aramis become his trusted friends as he tries to prove himself worthy of becoming a fourth Musketeer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #621130 in Books
• Published on: 1994-09-29
• Format: Abridged
• Original language: French
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 443 pages

Synopsis
When young D'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he is challenged to a duel with not one, but three of the king's Musketeers. But Athos, Porthos and Aramis become his trusted friends as he tries to prove himself worthy of becoming a fourth Musketeer.

About the Author
Alexander Dumas was born in 1802 at Villes-Cotterets. He received very little education but when he entered the household of the future king, Louis-Philippe, he began to read veraciously and then to write. In 1839 he began writing novels dealing with the wars of religion and the Revolution, but he is most remembered for his historical novels, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

Customer Reviews

Swashbuckling Good Fun!!
What fun! This books just jumps right out and keeps moving along (except for a couple of slow spots -- but needed to develop the character's past, etc.) The cameraderie between the Musketeers is awesome and they are incredibly wonderful scamps.

D'artagnon was adorable, as were Athos, Aramis and Porthos. The evil Milady was truly EVIL and WICKED. The dialogue was awesome, it just crackled right along. I think we all know the basic story and how it ended, but reading the book was much more enjoyable than the movie, as they always are. It did bring back many memories of that wonderful version from the 70's, with Michael York and Raquel Welch. I will have to revisit that, and am currently reading the sequels, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louis de Lavalierre and The Man In the Iron Mask. Dumas is truly a brilliant author.

Fantastic - wasted on kids
This is the best book I have read in ages. I remember it as a childrens story but (as they say) you can't beat the real thing! The pace of this story is breathtaking and I soon found myself consumed with the whole tale. I really like his style. It's fast, it's fun, it's cheeky and the indiscretions add a certain something that, as I say, is wasted on kids. It's a classic for all the right reasons, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Harmless swashbuckling fun
The Three Musketeers has gone down in history as one of the archetypal historical adventures and deserves its reputation as an influential example of this genre. Because it was written originally as a serial, it has many moments of cliffhanger suspense throughout. The story is fast moving and it is great to get a glimpse of aspects of life from that age. On the downside, some of the characters are a little hard to get to grips with (e.g. Madame Bonancieux starts out as resourceful and cunning becomes increasing flighty towards the end, Lady de Winter is simply TOO evil, while Cardinal Richelieu does not seem evil enough to be a worthy adversary). Compare the characters in The Three Musketeers with those in The Count of Monte Cristo and you will understand how mature Alexandre Dumas' writing can be. Overall a fun but not necessarily challenging read.