Three Musketeers - Translation Classics Library 038

Author: Alexandre Dumas
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French popular historical novelist. "The Three Musketeers" is one of his major works. The protagonist, d'Artagnan, is a nobleman from the provinces who comes to Paris and joins the musketeers of King Louis XIII, forming a close friendship with the other three musketeers. Queen Anne has a secret affair with the British Prime Minister, Buckingham, and gives him a string of diamond earrings. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Richelieu, who is at odds with the Queen, sends someone to Britain to steal two diamonds from the earrings, intending to humiliate the Queen at the ball. D'Artagnan volunteers to go to Britain with his three friends, and after many twists and turns, he finally retrieves the earrings, saving the Queen's reputation.