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The Three Musketeers (1844) is an adventurous story of young d'Artagnan and the three musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Fearless and forthright, the four men are willing to risk their lives for the French King. D'artagnan, along with the three musketeers, braves the scheming tactics of the Cardinal. Royal intrigues, duels and fierce battles do not deter them from protecting the honour of their Queen.

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was one of the most famous French writers of his times. In 1829, he had his first success as a playwright and soon became one of the forerunners of the emergent French Romantic movement. He was a prolific writer who wrote many plays novels, travel diaries and contributed regularly to magazines and newspaper. Dumas is best known for his historical novels like The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, both of which are marvelous, fast-paced, adventure tables blending history and fiction in brilliantly strung together plots peopled with larger than life characters.