With an Introduction & Notes by Keith Wren University of Kent at Canterbury One of the most celebrated & popular historical romances ever written The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman D' Artagnan & his three friends from the regiment of the King's Musketeers
- Athos Porthos & Aramis Under the watchful eye of their patron M de Treville the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu & 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 & Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping & dramatic conclusion Our edition uses the William Barrow translation first published by Bruce & Wylde (London 1846)