THE THREE MUSKETEERS

The Three Musketeers is primarily a historical and adventure novel. written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. Set between 1625 and 1628,it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers of the Guard. He is from a noble family but is not wealthy. However he bears a letter of introduction to Monsieur de Tréville, captain of the Musketeers, that he believes will secure him a place in the King's Musketeers. After a turbulent meeting, D'Artagnan earns the respect of the musketeers. D'Artagnan is befriended by three of the most formidable musketeers of the age – Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The Three Musketeers is primarily a historical and adventure novel. However, Dumas frequently portrays various injustices, abuses and absurdities of the Ancien Régime, giving the novel an additional political significance at the time of its publication, a time when the debate in France between republicans and monarchists was still fierce. UNABRIDGED - ORIGINAL STORY