It's "one for all and all for one!" as D'Artagnan and his three pals follow a course of swashbuckling intrigue and adventure in 17th-centry France. The Three Musketeers is the most famous of Alexandre Dumas’s historical novels and one of the most popular adventure novels ever written. Dumas’s swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of d’Artagnan, a brash young man from the countryside who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping to become a musketeer and guard to King Louis XIII. Before long, he finds treachery and court intrigue—and also three boon companions, the daring swordsmen Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Together the four strive heroically to defend the honor of their queen against the powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the seductive spy Milady. From the Book Perhaps the greatest "cloak and sword" story ever writen, The Three Musketeers, first published in 1844, is a tale for all time. Pitting the heroic young d'Artagnan and his noble compatriots Athos, Porthos, and Aramis against the master of intrigue. Cardinal Richelieu, and the quintessential wicked woman, Lady de Winter, Alexandre Dumas has created an enchanted France of swordplay, schemes, and assignations. The era and the characters are based on historical fact, but the glittering romance and fast-paced action spring from a grat writer's incomparabke imagination. From the perilous retrieval of the queen's gift to her lover in time to foil Richelieu's plot to the melodramatic revelation of Lady de Winterls true identity. The Three Musketeers is the unchallenged archetype for literacy romance and a perennial delight for generations of readers.Book DimensionHeight (mm) 177Width (mm) 109
作者簡介
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was one of the most famous French writers of the 19th century. Dumas is best known for historical adventure novels like The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both written within the space of two years, 1844-45, and which belong to the foundation works of popular culture. He was among the first, along with Honoré de Balzac and Eugène Sue, who fully used the possibilities of roman feuilleton, the serial novel. Dumas is credited with revitalizing the historical novel in France, although his abilities as a writer were under dispute from the beginning. Dumas' works are fast-paced adventure tales that blend history and fiction, but on the other hand, the are entangled, melodramatic, and actually not faithful to the historical facts.
圖書目錄
Author's Preface Chapter 1 - The Three Presents Of D'artagnan The Elder Chapter 2 - The Antechamber Of M. De Treville Chapter 3 - The Audience Chapter 4 - The Shoulder Of Athos, The Baldric Of Porthos And The Handkerchief Of Aramis Chapter 5 - The King's Musketeers And The Cardinal's Guards Chapter 6 - His Majesty King Louis Xiii Chapter 7 - The Interior Of "The Musketeers" Chapter 8 - Concerning A Court Intrigue Chapter 9 - D'artagnan Shows Himself Chapter 10 - A Mousetrap In The Seventeenth Century Chapter 11 - In Which The Plot Thickens Chapter 12 - George Villiers, Duke Of Buckingham Chapter 13 - Monsieur Bonacieux Chapter 14 - The Man Of Meung Chapter 15 - Men Of The Robe And Men Of The Sword Chapter 16 - In Which M. Seguier, Keeper Of The Seals, Looks More Than Once For The Bell, In Order To Ring It, As He Did Before Chapter 17 - Bonacieux At Home Chapter 18 - Lover And Husband Chapter 19 - Plan Of Campaign Chapter 20 - The Journey Chapter 21 - The Countess De Winter Chapter 22 - The Ballet Of La Merlaison Chapter 23 - The Rendezvous Chapter 24 - The Pavilion Chapter 25 - Porthos Chapter 26 - Aramis And His Thesis Chapter 27 - The Wife Of Athos Chapter 28 - The Return Chapter 29 - Hunting For The Equipments Chapter 30 - D'artagnan And The Englishman Chapter 31 - English And French Chapter 32 - A Procurator's Dinner Chapter 33 - Soubrette And Mistress Chapter 34 - In Which The Equipment Of Aramis And Porthos Is Treated Of Chapter 35 - A Gascon A Match For Cupid Chapter 36 - Dream Of Vengeance Chapter 37 - Milady's Secret Chapter 38 - How, Wihtout Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures Hia Equipment Chapter 39 - A Vision Chapter 40 - A Terrible Vision Chapter 41 - The Seige Of La Rochelle Chapter 42 - The Anjou Wine Chapter 43 - The Sign Of The Red Dovecot Chapter 44 - The Utility Of Stovepipes Chapter 45 - A Conjugal Scene Chapter 46 - The Bastion Saint-Gervais Chapter 47 - The Council Of The Musketeers Chapter 48 - A Family Affair Chapter 49 - Fatality Chapter 50 - Chat Between Brother And Sister Chapter 51 - Officer Chapter 52 - Captivity: The First Day Chapter 53 - Captivity: The Second Day Chapter 54 - Captivity: The Third Day Chapter 55 - Captivity: The Fourth Day Chapter 56 - Captivity: The Fifth Day Chapter 57 - Means For Classical Tragedy Chapter 58 - Escape Chapter 59 - What Took Place At Portsmouth August 23, 1628 Chapter 60 - In France Chapter 61 - The Carmelite Concert At Bethune Chapter 62 - Two Varieties Of Demons Chapter 63 - The Drop Of Water Chapter 64 - The Man In The Red Cloak Chapter 65 - Trial Chapter 66 - Execution Chapter 67 - Conclusion Epilogue