Twenty Years After

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Twenty Years After (1845) the sequel to The Three Musketeers is a supreme creation of suspense & heroic adventure. Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu & Milady. Time has weakened their resolve & dispersed their loyalties. But treasons & strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time the malevolence of men & the forces of history. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady who wears the face of Evil. In his Introduction to this edition David Coward sets both the author & his exciting tale in their historical & cultural contexts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.