Three Knights

Author: (French) Alexandre Dumas/Ulysses
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Alexandre Dumas wrote over 250 plays and novels in his lifetime, holding a significant position in the history of world literature. The Three Musketeers is one of the most familiar genius masterpieces among Chinese readers. During its serialization in a Paris newspaper from 1843 to 1844, the book caused a sensation in France, was translated into multiple languages and spread abroad, and was adapted into films multiple times in France, the United States, Italy, Mexico, and other countries. The Three Musketeers is set against the backdrop of the conflict between King Louis XIII of France and Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister with immense military power and influence. It interweaves the open and hidden struggles among different factions in the court, revolves around the secrets and anecdotes of the court, and unfolds an extremely engaging story. The protagonist, the young warrior d'Artagnan, carries fifteen écus left by his father, rides a long-haired, lean horse, bids farewell to his family, and travels to Paris, hoping to join the King's Musketeers as a musketeer under the command of his hometown elder, Tréville. At the captain's residence, he meets Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, the three musketeers, and through the European knightly practice of duels, the four of them become lifelong close friends.