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Twenty Years After (The D'Artagnan Romances #2)

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Tout le monde a lu, lit ou lira Les Trois Mousquetaires. A la fin du roman, les héros paraissent un peu fatigués, et on les comprend après tant de chevauchées et d'exploits. Mais vingt ans après, ils reprennent vie et repartent vers les grandes aventures de la politique et du cœur avec autant de pétulance et d'enthousiasme romanesque. Les Trois Mousquetaires évoquait le si...more

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Published January 5th 2009 by Wordsworth Classics (first published 1845)

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Nov 11, 2012 Judy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Book 2 of the D'Artagnan Romances

The Musketeers re-unite to fight Milady's son, Mordaunt. The book is chock full of the same humor that made The Three Musketeers a classic. As usual, Dumas tweaks history to fit his novel's needs, but even so, I'm an even more confirmed Dumas-o-phile. I'm looking forward to reading Vicomte de Bragelonne next year.

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Jul 30, 2011 Phil rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow! Just wow! I loved The Three Musketeers, but - if anything - I think that this was even better. Twenty Years After is the second installment in the Musketeers' tale (one that continues into a third part, 'Ten Years Later', which is normally split itself into three, the last of which is The Man in teh Iron Mask). That might be because I didn't' already know the story, but I think it was also because there's now a world-weariness about the four heroes. All now in their forties, they're almost...more

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Sep 17, 2007 Jessica rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I must admit, I didn't like this book at all. Not because it wasn't well written, and not because there was anything wrong with it (there wasn't, by the way), it's just that the characters in the book did not seem like my old "friends", the Four Musketeers! Yes, they were named "D'Argatan", "Athos", "Porthos" and "Aramis" but they didn't seem like the same characters to me.
It's interesting though, if you wanted to find out what happended to all the characters in "The Three Musketeers", but reall...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Erika L. Miller added it · review of another edition

This is a wonderful story and only does justice to the original Three Musketeers story. This book is just not a sequel to the story but an excellent continuation of the story. The characters have changed and yet they have remained the same. d'Artangan is still the confident Gascon who has an idea and ambition for everything, Athos is still the loyal, nobel and honest cornerstone of the group, Aramis the loveable playboy who finds himself at odds with his ambitions of the past and desires for the...more

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Feb 27, 2009 Dan Gladwell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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No one ever talks about Twenty Years After, and it's hard to find out it exists unless you're looking for more information on the Three Musketeers. I think the main reason behind this is just its bulk. It's a huge volume, and it is pretty daunting thinking you will be able to get through all those pages. However, it is still paced very well, and there is a lot of action here. Twenty Years after is much more character driven than Three Musketeers, and the emotional connection you feel to the char...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Zohar - ManOfLaBook.com rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas is the second book in what is now knows as the d’Artagnan Romances (the first being The Three Musketeers and the third being The Vicomte de Bragelonne). As in the previous book, the novel was serialized in 1845 before being published in book format.

The novel’s plot is complicated and would take more than a few lines to sum up. The son of “Milady”, the two-faced Mazarin smuggle the young king and his mother from Paris which is becoming hostile t...more Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas is the second book in what is now knows as the d’Artagnan Romances (the first being The Three Musketeers and the third being The Vicomte de Bragelonne). As in the previous book, the novel was serialized in 1845 before being published in book format.

The novel’s plot is complicated and would take more than a few lines to sum up. The son of “Milady”, the two-faced Mazarin smuggle the young king and his mother from Paris which is becoming hostile to the crown.

I found Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas to be as exciting and adventurous as its predecessor, but with cooler heads prevailing. Maybe because I’m at the age of d’Artagnan in the story which I thought was a delightful coincidence.

The novel is well written, well paced and character driven. Dumas did a great job redefining the relationship of the four friends (d’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis) as they are older but also connected emotionally, rather than physically, to one another. The old friends have grown and changed yet I still felt an emotional connection to them much like one does with an old high-school friend who is no longer the same person you took classes with.

Much like The Three Musketeers, this novel also follows a complicated plot, where our heroes are trying to save the French and the monarchy from themselves. Dumas also incorporates many historical characters into his fictional story, interacting skillfully with characters of his imagination.

This is a courageous book, not because of daring deeds but because in a time like ours where no action hero ever ages, it is refreshing to read about foolish-types getting older and wiser. Dumas had courage in writing a novel about his popular heroes who have aged and the outcome is stimulating and exciting.

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Dec 10, 2012 Cleo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is the sequel to The Three Musketeers, which I was really looking forward to reading. And I was not disappointed. Dumas writes in much the same style, though the characters are older. Time has separated d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, but they meet up once again and try to reform their old friendship. Much intrigue, as usual, is going on in France and England, and the evil Milady's son has returned to seek vengeance for his mother. Also, Cromwell is threatening King Charles I. The m...more

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Nov 06, 2012 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A great follow up to the three musketeers. Make sure you read The Three Musketeers first. I have to say that my favorite Dumas classic is "The Count of Monte Cristo". As a matter of interest, for fans of "The Count", have a look at these wonderful new sequels to the original, by the mysterious "Holy Ghost Writer". They are written in the same style as the original, and are equally as gripping. Titled "The Sultan of Monte Cristo" (Book II) http://www.amazon.com/The-Sultan-Mont... and "That Girl S...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Smcleish rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Originally published on my blog here in July 1998.

Twenty Years On is the less well-known sequel to the immensely popular The Three Musketeers. This particular edition is an old one, from a time when the translator would either wish to remain anonymous - after all, Twenty Years On is not written in Greek or Latin and is translated into simple prose - or would not be considered important enough by the publisher to receive a credit. This is why no credit is given above for the translation, which is...more Originally published on my blog here in July 1998.

Twenty Years On is the less well-known sequel to the immensely popular The Three Musketeers. This particular edition is an old one, from a time when the translator would either wish to remain anonymous - after all, Twenty Years On is not written in Greek or Latin and is translated into simple prose - or would not be considered important enough by the publisher to receive a credit. This is why no credit is given above for the translation, which is a good one.

Twenty years after their adventures recovering the queen's diamond from the English Duke of Buckingham, the four companions (d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis) have separated. Political events have moved on; the old king, Louis XIII has died, and so has the powerful Cardinal de Richelieu. The queen, Anne of Austria, is ruling the country as regent for her son Louis XIV, with her favourite, the unpopular Cardinal Mazarin. Civil war rages in England, and looks to be about to break out in France as well. It is impossible to avoid taking sides either for Mazarin and the queen, or for the party opposed to them, known as the Frondeurs (from which historians named these disturbances the "Frondes"). Porthos and d'Artagnan end up on the side of Mazarin, Athos and Aramis on the other. Both pairs return to England, the former to negotiate with Cromwell and the latter to aid king Charles I.

The complicated plot also involves the son of "Milady", the duplicity and avarice of Mazarin, smuggling the young king and his mother from a hostile Paris, and many other historical incidents into which the fictional characters are skilfully woven. But Dumas manages to prevent the historical detail from interfering with the sense of the period he creates and from the interest and amusement derived from the characters of the musketeers and their servants. (The portrayal of the relationships between single gentlemen and their servants, which must have been a close one for many such pairs, is something which comes across very strongly.) Dumas is helped by the fact that this is a sequel, using characters already established for the readers in the first book and needing only a reminder to renew the acquaintanceship. That fact doesn't prevent admiration for the success he has made of this aspect of the novel.

The reason it is less well-known, I feel, is to do with the comparative lack of action rather than any change in the quality of the writing.(less)

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Jan 05, 2011 Kerstin Olcott rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The second book in the Three Muskateers series. The fearsome four find eachother after twenty years apart and rejoin their conquest for adventure and gentlemanly duty.

D’Artagnan has a much more defined role in this story. His Gascon sense of humor and bravery combine with a more mature mind and strong wit, pushing him into the role of de facto leader of the group. It changes the dynamics of the band of muskateers and makes d’Artangnan a more interesting character than he was in the first book.

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Apr 26, 2009 Monika rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this book, much of the humor and excitement from the first book are lost. Twenty Years After circles around court intrigue and the consequences of bygone adventures. Though expected, the characters themselves have changed: The energy from their youth has passed and they have unpleasantly mellowed. Albeit, there are new, more youthful characters but they lack the individuality (and spotlight) that the prior heroes had.

In The Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan was establishing himself in the world a...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Ilze Folkmane rated it 4 of 5 stars

"Twenty Years After" indeed is, as the back of my copy of the book says, 'a sequel worthy in every respect of the original'. It is well written, humorous, entertaining and sincere, but the thing that made me give it 4 stars instead of 5 probably were the twenty years that had passed. I miss the musketeers being young, arrogant and together in absolutely everything.
I liked how in the first book d'Artagnan was 'at the age of foolish hopes'. However, the twenty years that he spent without his frien...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Ronald rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

setelah petualangan mereka yang terakhir bersama-sama, D'artagan menjadi seorang letnan. Beberapa kali mereka masih bertempur bersama, kemudian satu-persatu ketiga kawannya meninggalkan D'artagan dan memulai kehidupan baru mereka.

20 tahun kemudian, terjadi revolusi di perancis. orang-orang paris berusaha menjatuhkan perdana menteri yaitu cardinal mazarin dan juga ratu anne of austria. jasa keempat musketeer kembali dibutuhkan. disini empat sahabat itu berpisah jalan. D'artagan yang ingin menjad...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Realini rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Old Shatterhand and….The Three Musketeers

What do they have in common? Not much, except that I’ve read them a long, long time ago and I just happen to remember that.
How?
My daughter just finished reading the Three Musketeers, which she enjoyed: she has finished reading them in the subway. As we travel to and from Le Lycee Francais, we spend about 40 minutes underground with…the musketeers. If it weren’t a captivating read, Hannah would have abandoned it a long time ago.

I remember vaguely that I en...more

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Mar 30, 2010 Caitlin K rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-that-changed-my-life, what-other-people-should-read, historical-fiction-non-fiction, new-years-resolution

This book was just as good as the sequel....I am serious! I didnt think it would be as good as the first one, because the three musketeers was seriously amazing, but this book was just as good!! (possibly better??) So just to give you a heads up, my favorite character Comte de la Fere (Athos) did NOT die. Thank gorfo. But somebody else did....so scroll down to read it. remember-its a SPOILER!!!

Dear Charles I,
It is very unfortunate that you had to die. It's not like anybody elected you to be king...more

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Oct 25, 2009 K. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: adventure lovers

Shelves: french-lit

Better than "Three Musketeers." Characters are much more developed and fleshed out and mature. More mature and thought-provoking themes. Loved reading every minute of it. Not one dull moment in all its 800+ pages. I love Dumas' sense of humor. d'Artagnan and Porthos really stood out so much more in this one, witty and truly humorous--I really enjoy laughing at true wit in a book. It makes me feel happy.

Dumas plays with history quite a bit and these can't be quite called "historical" in a true s...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Luana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Avete mai provato quella sensazione intrisa di un misto di felicità e inquietudine nell’andare incontro ad amici che non vedete da tanto tempo? Felicità per il ritrovamento, inquietudine per la possibilità di trovare qualcosa di sbagliato, o anche più di qualcosa.
E’ con questo spirito che mi sono decisa a leggere ‘Vent’anni dopo’ a distanza di nove mesi dal primo capitolo della rocambolesca saga dedicata ai noti moschettieri. Ero ansiosa di riaprire le pagine di carta a loro dedicate, quasi che...more Avete mai provato quella sensazione intrisa di un misto di felicità e inquietudine nell’andare incontro ad amici che non vedete da tanto tempo? Felicità per il ritrovamento, inquietudine per la possibilità di trovare qualcosa di sbagliato, o anche più di qualcosa.
E’ con questo spirito che mi sono decisa a leggere ‘Vent’anni dopo’ a distanza di nove mesi dal primo capitolo della rocambolesca saga dedicata ai noti moschettieri. Ero ansiosa di riaprire le pagine di carta a loro dedicate, quasi che la carta potesse ferire o deludere, riportarmi alla vista i miei eroi magari deformati, sicuramente invecchiati, magari non avvincenti come una volta, eppure la curiosità di sapere che ne fosse stato di loro ha vinto sui timori, e così, dopo quattordici intensi giorni di lettura, mi ritrovo a dire che, se I tre moschettieri è bello, Vent’anni dopo ha in sé tutte le carte per rasentare la meraviglia.
E’ come se Dumas, da un anno all’altro, avesse fatto un ulteriore salto di quella qualità di abile narratore ed intrattenitori che già possedeva, come se fosse divenuto più maturo nella capacità di mettere i suoi lettori al corrente delle avventure dei moschettieri che, se pur invecchiati di vent’anni, sono ancora più forti, ancora più tenaci; insomma, su di essi il tempo ha avuto l’effetto che ha sul buon vino che deve invecchiare per raggiungere l’apice del suo percorso saporoso: un effetto di invigorimento.
Per tutta la lettura avventure e intrighi si susseguono sul palcoscenico della Storia che questa volta non vuole come attori protagonisti Richelieu e seguito, ma Giulio Mazzarino, l’odiato cardinale italiano in Francia, Carlo I e Cromwell, un Anna d’Austria invecchiata di vent’anni e prostrata dal suo popolo che le muove guerra. Sono avvenimenti noti a chiunque abbia studiato la storia europea e che intrecciano loro tutti questi illustri personaggi quelli che da Dumas vengono narrati con tanto stile ed enfasi e sotto il fervore della sua penna divengono ancor più coinvolgenti, interessanti, quasi fanno sperare che il valoroso Carlo I non muoia nonostante si sappia benissimo che fine farà la sua testa. Il merito di questa interessante rivisitazione storica è tutto dovuto alla presenza dei nostri incredibili quattro che ancora una volta daranno mostra del loro valore, ma con più spiragli di dubbio ed egoismo rispetto al primo capitolo delle avventure in cui d’Artagnan e seguito sono rappresentanti fin troppo valorosi, quasi disinteressati rispetto ad un proprio ritorno pur di riuscire a salvare gli interessi della regina. Insomma, vent’anni dopo i nostri uomini sono ormai uomini di affari che non esitano a prendere le parti loro convenienti e in questo cambiamento sta tutta la bravura di Dumas: quando uno si aspetta di sapere già tutta la storia, in realtà ancora non ne sa nulla. Colpi di scena, duelli, donne astute e maliziose serpeggiano per tutta una trama che supera le aspettative del lettore già affezionato facendogli capire che non c’era affatto bisogno di inquietudine, ci sono personaggi che non deludono mai. E con questo spirito sognante e colmo di nostalgia per la conclusa lettura mi avvio ad aspettare il momento più adatto per riaprire la partita leggendo Il visconte di Bragelonne. I personaggi non deludono mai, ma staccarsi da essi in maniera definitiva è uno dei drammi che il lettore deve essere in grado di affrontare.
Quindi il nostro per ora non è un addio, ma un arrivederci, capitano d’Artagnan.(less)

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Mar 28, 2013 Joe Foley rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What is there to say about these cavaliers of Dumas' sweeping romance, Twenty Years After? Perhaps too much. All I can manage of honest sincerity after closing the last chapter is a deep sigh of contentment. I put the book to my lap and rested my palm on it like a faithful companion. I looked to the wall and past it, my head was swimming in these latest extraordinary adventures. I had found myself in a Dumas induced stupor.

To think that just a month ago,(During my reading of the previous and fir...more What is there to say about these cavaliers of Dumas' sweeping romance, Twenty Years After? Perhaps too much. All I can manage of honest sincerity after closing the last chapter is a deep sigh of contentment. I put the book to my lap and rested my palm on it like a faithful companion. I looked to the wall and past it, my head was swimming in these latest extraordinary adventures. I had found myself in a Dumas induced stupor.

To think that just a month ago,(During my reading of the previous and first installment, The Three Musketeers) these gang of heroes were all just around 20 years of age, excluding Athos of course. In Twenty Years After, they are middle aged men. Upon learning this my first feeling towards this novel was dismay. The quick passing of so many years between the last novel and this novel made me feel nostalgia saddened by want; In my sentiment I perceived that I had missed out on the grandest adventures of their charming youths; My newly acquired dear friends grew up too soon.

But I had the book in my hand and was thumbing through the introduction and that is were I was planted; This reality where our heroes are all men and seasoned veterans of their trade. I pressed on with a slight reluctance but I simply had to see what news the years have brought my French comrades. This expanse of time had a great effect on my mindset too that Dumas was quick to take advantage of. He sew the books together grandly and he knew too, that the reader would be anticipating the reunion of the musketeers, including me. This is where I believed the book would start and take off for they all had parted ways at the closing of the previous. But pardieu, it was not so!

“'Ah, My friend,” said D'Artagnan, “'it is not civil wars which disunite us; it is that we are all twenty years older. The loyal outburst of youth have gone, and given place to the din of interests, the breath of ambition, and the counsels of egotism.'” The twisting intrigue found within made me truly grasp the popular phrase, “The plot thickens.” I heartened to plumb the depths of their adventures as soon as I began the first several pages.(less)

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Jul 04, 2011 Clint rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This was better than The Three Musketeers, though kind of different. D'artagnan is a lot less charismatic in this book; he's older and more cynical and seems to care a lot more about money than he did before. And Athos, always a sentimental wuss, is even more so now. You keep wanting to say, "Dude, man the fuck up and kill that son of a bitch," but he's always like, "No, D'artagnan, we mustn't kill him," and then goes to the corner of the whatever room they're in and starts turning pale and biti...more

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Dec 05, 2011 Ensiform rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, french, historical

An excellent, entertaining, engrossing epic, a series of elegantly arranged adventures and intrigues that really drew me in. It was a rollicking good story, and the characters were brought to life with skill. At first, the situation in the book is a shock: striking down the cherished tradition of "all for one and one for all" in one of the world's great classics, the Musketeers are estranged and apart, and actually on different sides in the Cardinalist-Frondist conflict! But this unfortunate tur...more

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Nov 08, 2011 GoldGato rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, spring

Dumas was the master of truly getting the reader so involved in the narrative, that we forget we are long past the age of swordplay. As the second volume in the Musketeer collection, Dumas brings us back together with the main characters while focusing on La Fronde, the French Civil War that raged as Louis XIV was coming of age. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis return, along with D'Artagnan of course, and we also see where Dumas is going with the future, as Raoul is introduced.

While the original Thre...more

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May 19, 2013 Tonari rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ho adorato i 3 moschettieri, un libro che ormai occupa un posto d'onore nella mia libreria, eppure ho fatto una fatica enorme a finire questo secondo libro della serie.

Il motivo �� molto semplice: "Vent'anni dopo" �� troppo lungo. Troppo. Secondo me sarebbe stato perfetto con 200-250 pagine di meno. E invece indugia eccessivamente nella politica del tempo, riempie il lettore di nomi, introduce una selva di personaggi (molti solo abbozzati) in cui districarsi �� difficilissimo.

La verve dei dialo

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Feb 26, 2013 Steven rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"He had recognized Aramis; he felt stupefied, astounded in the presence of these men, who, foreigners, without any other motive than a sense of duty imposed by conscience, were thus struggling against a people's will and a kings destiny."
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-King Charles I, pg. 579

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I think that pretty much sums it up! Get this book and read it (after The Three Musketeers of course), because it is amazing and is Dumas at his finest, a fantastic adventure; characters so bold and honorable, holding no devotion to any...more

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May 20, 2012 Tom rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ah, book two of the D'Artagnan Romances, where our four friends meet back up on opposite sides of a war, facing the future and the world with their indestructible senses of duty, honor, and friendship. What a joy to read. I absolutely loved The Three Musketeers, so I had been a bit weary of reading Twenty Years After (after all, we all know how questionable sequels can become). But, it is clear I needn't have worried. It was much more focused on intrigue than the first, and had a much stronger a...more

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Jun 23, 2012 William P. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love Dumas. I admit it. The D'Artagnan Romances are often silly, but they're a lot of fun. I can see why this, the sequel to The Three Musketeers, is often overlooked in favor of the first book and Iron Mask, but it deserves a read anyhow. It is a true sequel and has some really wonderful stuff in it. I admit to being a sucker for working fictional characters into (more or less) real historical events the way Dumas did. It makes the whole thing seem fantastical and amazing, and yet most of the...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Bella Scott rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Alexandre Dumas
20 Years After
A great read for lovers of the original Musketeers. This book follows the original taking up the story as the title suggests 20 years after. Following the childhood reign of Louis XIV; through to the English side of things at the end of the Civil war; the rise of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Charles I. Our beloved Musketeers are all with us along with some other key characters.
A great read for lovers of Dumas’s work. Not the most popular of his books but sti...more

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May 22, 2013 Dave Turner rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The sequel to 'The Three Musketeers' and even though twenty years have passed, nothing much else has really changed.

Written in the same style and using the same characters and literary devices as its predecessor, this adventure is very close to d'Artagnans first outing. At times this feels much more like a second half of the first novel and less like a story of its own right and, whilst I didn't attempt this, I'm not convinced that you could approach this book with no fore knowledge of the chara...more

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Jul 21, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: france, historical-fiction, translation, 2009, series

I liked The Three Musketeers better, but this was no disappointment; I adore the characters. My only real frustration was that it took so long to get the four of them together.

I kept getting my princes mixed up, and then Condi, Conte and Gondy, and it doesn't help that I read Queen Margot earlier this year and the books have characters with the same family names. But name confusion on the reader's behalf is standard for Dumas, at least for me.

One of my favorite quotes was d'Artagnan's descriptio...more

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Jan 18, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Super duper melancholic, as compared to the first book. In fact, Twenty Years Later does use many of the same plot devices and coincidences from its predecessor, The Three Musketeers. And do-overs with distant relatives of dead villains from the first book only strengthen its ties in some predictable ways. However, Dumas has an amazing way with words, as does his translator here, and the contradictions still inherent in his Four Musketeers are enough to fascinate and keep one rolling their eyes...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just like Toy Story 2, Twenty Years After is a sequel that manages to surpass its original, delivers characters bound by loyalty and friendship, and features a man in a chicken costume. Well alright, maybe just the first two.
Still intricately plotted like its predecessor, Twenty Years After manages to flesh out the central four characters that were introduced in The Three Musketeers. For the first half of the novel the quartet is split in half, with D'Artagnan and Porthos on one side, and Athos...more

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Twenty Years After (The D'Artagnan Romances #2)

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