false <![CDATA[The Three Musketeers (Modern Library Classics)]]> 7190 390 First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of D'Artagnan, a gallant young nobleman who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping to join the ranks of musketeers guarding Louis XIII. He soon finds himself fighting alongside three heroic comrades, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, who seek to uphold the honor of the king by foiling the wicked plots of Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful spy "Milady." <p>As Clifton Fadiman reflected, "We read The Three Musketeers to experience a sense of romance and for the sheer excitement of the story. In these violent pages all is action, intrigue, suspense, surprise and an almost endless chain of duels, murders, love affairs, unmaskings, ambushes, hairbreadth escapes, wild rides. It is all impossible and it is all magnificent." 1263212 book 1844 Les Trois Mousquetaires total:11962|5:3964|4:4678|3:2720|2:495|1:105| 11962 47787 16205 871 5 11 false false Thu Jan 01 17:59:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 18:27:58 -0800 2009 Queen Margot couldn't be topped. I should have known better.
Honestly, I do not have enough space to fully explain all the ways I adore this book. But I'll try to condense it.
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But I had never read the book before up until recently a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 27 19:17:27 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 19:39:26 -0700 2008 The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers was written by Alexandre Dumas. Alexandre was born on June 24th 1802. His first few plays were Henry III and His Court (1829). The Tower of Nesle (1832), Kean (1836), and his Byrone Anthony (first performed in 1831) which were in...

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I did very little else in those four days.

It reads like a cliche, but really, who cares? It's a good story with good characters and good action. The pacing is great, the dialogue is wonderful, and when you get to the end...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 17 12:11:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:11:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:39:07 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:56:48 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 17 12:32:08 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 12:42:06 -0700 2009
I am officially a convert. What an amazing book. A fantastic, twisty sto...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 16 04:33:48 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 04:34:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:37:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:37:29 -0700 2009 more...]]>