Three Musketeers -- Popular Edition of World Literature Classics

Author: Alexandre Dumas
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Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The Three Musketeers is one of the main works of Alexandre Dumas, a famous French popular historical novelist. This book depicts the story of several musketeers serving the Queen in the early 17th century under King Louis XIII of France, who travel to England to retrieve a necklace of diamonds from the Duke of Buckingham. The protagonist, d'Artagnan, is a nobleman from the provinces. After arriving in Paris, he joins the musketeers of King Louis XIII and forms close bonds with three other musketeers. The Queen, Anne, sends a necklace of diamonds to the Duke of Buckingham. Meanwhile, the chief minister Richelieu, who is at odds with the kingdom, sends men to England to steal two diamonds from the necklace, intending to humiliate the Queen at the ball. D'Artagnan bravely takes on the task with his three friends and eventually retrieves the necklace after many hardships, saving the Queen's honor.