The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas is a fantastic book that really is a classic in English Literature. The novel was originally published in 1844 and it really is quite a long novel with about 430 pages or so. It is superbly written and it really is an excellent story. It is very much a piece of classic literature which is what I liked about it because it is so different from modern day novels of its kind. I really would recommend this book though and I felt it was an excellent read. The story is about a very young and short-tempered man named d'Artagnan going to Paris. He wants to go to Paris and earn mega whealth for himself but it is not as simple as ...  Read the complete review

The 67 chapters of this novel tell the history of a young man named Artagnan, who comes to seek fortune in Paris. The story is set in 1625, under the reign of Louis XIII. The young, courageous and crafty man has a letter of recommendation of his father for Mr. de Treville, Chief of the Musketeers. Very quickly Artagnan becomes the friend of three gentlemen, musketeers of the King: Athos (count of Fere) Porthos (of the Small valley) Aramis (Knight of Herblay) An old rivalry opposes the musketeers of the King to the guards of the Cardinal of Richelieu. Athos was ruined by a tragic marriage with an adventurous woman; Porthos, a giant, whose ...  Read the complete review