Alexandre Dumas thrilling tale of bravery brotherhood & the triumph of good over evil The Three Musketeers" is translated with an introduction by Richard Pevear in " Penguin Classics". All for one one for all
- that is our motto! Young d Artagnan arrives in Paris to join Kings Louis XIIIs elite guards but almost immediately finds he is duelling with some of the very men he has come to swear allegiance to
- Porthos Athos & Aramis inseparable friends: the " Three Musketeers". Soon part of their close band d Artagnans loyalty to his new allies puts him in the deadly path of Cardinal Richlieus machinations & when the young hero falls in love with the beautiful but inaccessible Constance he finds himself in a world of murder conspiracy & lies with only the Musketeers to depend on. A stirring nineteenth-century tale of friendship & adventure " The Three Musketeers" continues to be one of the most influential & popular pieces of French literature. In this acclaimed new translation Richard Pevears introduction investigates the controversy of Dumas literary collaborators & how important serialisation was to the books success. This edition also
Includes:: notes on the text. Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) was a pioneer of the Romantic theatre in France but in 1839 he turned his attention to writing the novels for which he is best known today pften using collaborators such as Auguste Maquet to suggest plots or historical background. His most famous works include " The Three Musketeers" (1844) " The Count of Monte Cristo" (1844-5) & " The Man in the Iron Mask" (1847). If you enjoyed " The Three Musketeers" you might like Dumas " The Man in the Iron Mask" also available in " Penguin Classics"."