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One horse, one letter, and a fierce ambition carry a young swordsman toward Paris—and into a queen’s dangerous secret.
In The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet follow d’Artagnan, a poor young Gascon determined to join the King’s Musketeers. Paris offers no easy welcome. His pride leads him toward duels, but it also brings him to Athos, Porthos, and Aramis: three very different men whose loyalty changes his life.
Beyond the sword fights, the French court is a place where private gifts carry public danger. Constance Bonacieux draws d’Artagnan toward the queen’s affairs, while Cardinal Richelieu works to keep her in check. With the charming, cunning Milady de Winter serving the Cardinal, courage alone may not be enough to protect those d’Artagnan loves.
What you’ll discover
- Friendship under pressure Stand beside four proud friends whose differences never erase their loyalty to one another.
- A young man’s ambition Follow d’Artagnan as his hunger to prove himself meets the dangers of court intrigue.
- Secrets worth a kingdom Enter a court where the queen’s diamond studs become the heart of a desperate mission.
- Charm with a hidden edge Meet Milady de Winter, a spy whose grace makes her schemes all the more dangerous.
- Wit amid the swordplay Enjoy swordsmen who joke as they fight, clever servants, and chapters that leave you in suspense.
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- A poor Gascon rides toward Paris
- Three duels fixed for one day
- The Cardinal's guards are the enemy
- A queen's secret and a landlord's wife
- The race to save the diamond studs
- Milady, the book's most frightening villain
- Siege, rivalry and rising danger
- Friendship, honour and ambition
- How Dumas tells the tale
Who’s who
- D'ArtagnanA poor, proud young Gascon who comes to Paris to become a Musketeer and soon finds himself at the centre of court intrigue.
- AthosThe calm, noble and sorrowful Musketeer who becomes d'Artagnan's wisest friend and carries a hidden past.
- PorthosA vain, strong and cheerful Musketeer who loves fine clothes, good food and a fight, and stands firmly by his friends.
- AramisAn elegant, secretive Musketeer who dreams of the church while pursuing love affairs and plots.
- Cardinal RichelieuThe king's powerful chief minister, patient and ruthless, who wants to rule France and keep the queen in check.
- Milady de WinterA beautiful and cunning spy in the Cardinal's service who uses charm and poison to reach her aims.
- Constance BonacieuxThe queen's loyal linen keeper, brave and gentle, who becomes d'Artagnan's first great love.
- Monsieur de TrévilleThe captain of the King's Musketeers, who guards his men fiercely and gives the young Gascon his first chance.
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The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas; Auguste Maquet · 1844
D'Artagnan rides toward Paris to make his name and enters a world where a queen's private gift can threaten a kingdom.
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A poor boy, one horse, one letter and a quarrel that sparks a long rivalry. That is how The Three Musketeers begins.
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A poor Gascon rides toward Paris
The story begins in April 1625 in the market town of Meung, where a young man arrives on a yellow horse. He is d'Artagnan, the son of a Gascon gentleman with little money. His father gives him a horse, fifteen crowns and a letter to Monsieur de Tréville, who commands the King's Musketeers.
The advice is blunt too. Bear insult from no one except the king and the Cardinal, and fight whenever honour calls. At the inn, a pale, scarred stranger laughs at the horse. The young man takes offence at once and draws his sword. He sees the stranger again, but cannot stop him leaving. Later he finds that the letter is gone.
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What is The Three Musketeers about?
It follows d'Artagnan, a young Gascon who goes to Paris in 1625 to join the King's Musketeers. He befriends Athos, Porthos and Aramis and becomes caught up in a plot against the queen by Cardinal Richelieu.
Is The Three Musketeers a true story?
Not strictly. Dumas based it on old memoirs about a real soldier named d'Artagnan and set it in real events of the 1620s, but most scenes and many characters are invented. It was first published in 1844.
Why is the book called The Three Musketeers when there are four heroes?
The three are Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who are already Musketeers. D'Artagnan is a newcomer who wishes to join them, so the title names the three while the story follows the young man who becomes their fourth friend.
The author
Alexandre Dumas
1802–1870 · French novelist and playwright
Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was a French novelist and playwright. He was born in Villers-Cotterêts, lived in Paris, and died in Puys, near Dieppe. He wrote The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–1846), Twenty Years After (1845), and The Black Tulip (1850).
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