The Three Musketeers

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:41:13 +0000

With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren. University of Kent at Canterbury. One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D’Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King’s Musketeers – Athos, Porthos and 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, and 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, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.

Our edition uses the William Barrow translation first published by Bruce and Wylde (London,1846)

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:58:52 +0000

Dans Les Trois Mousquetaires revit toute l’Histoire : le Moyen Âge parce que c’est une épopée chevaleresque ; le XVII^e siècle dominé par Richelieu fondateur de la France moderne ; le romantisme parce que des héros exceptionnels, qui ont disparu d’une société contemporaine dépoétisée, se réfugient dans le roman. L’auteur y a mis tout son art : la surprise, la vitesse, l’humour, la couleur, le sens du mystère et de la grandeur. Le lecteur se sent un instant aventureux comme d’Artagnan, séducteur comme Aramis, hercule comme Porthos, profond comme Athos, poète comme Dumas.

DUMAS ALEXANDRE – Globolibri.it

The Three Musketeers

Les Trois Mousquetaires