The Three Musketeers: An Abridgement by Lord Sudley

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Penguin Young Readers Group, Nov 1, 1995 - Juvenile Fiction - 464 pages
The famous swashbuckling adventure

When hot-blooded young d'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he finds himself challenged to a duel with not one, but three of the King's Musketeers. But Athos, Porthos and Aramis are to become his greatest friends, and companions in dangerous adventure when he becomes embroiled in the intrigues of the Court and the beautiful, evil Lady de Winter. This edition has been specially abridged for Puffin Classics.

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Abbess Armentières arrest asked d'Artagnan bastion Béthune Buckingham Busigny Cardinal Cardinal's carriage cloak Comte de Wardes cried d'Artagnan d'Ar d'you dear door Duke Duke of Buckingham Eminence enemy eyes face fleur-de-lis followed four friends four musketeers Gascon gave gentlemen Grimaud Guards hand handkerchief heard horse innkeeper Jussac King King's Kitty knew La Rochelle Lady de Winter leave letter Listen look Lord de Winter Louvre Madame Bonacieux Madame de Chevreuse Majesty Milady Milady's mistress Monseigneur Monsieur Bonacieux Monsieur d'Artagnan Monsieur de Tréville musketeers muttered night o'clock once Paris pistoles Planchet Porthos and Aramis Queen realized replied Athos replied d'Artagnan Reverend Mother Rochefort servant smile stood stranger suddenly sword tagnan tell there's thing thought three friends three musketeers told took Tréville's turned voice wait walked What's wife window wine woman wounded young

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About the author (1995)

Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Dumas. Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled Henri III et sa Cour (1829). A prolific author, Dumas was also an adventurer and took part in the Revolution of 1830. Dumas is most famous for his brilliant historical novels, which he wrote with collaborators, mainly Auguste Maquet, and which were serialized in the popular press of the day. His most popular works are The Three Musketeers(1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-45), and The Man in Iron Mask (1848-50). Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on on December 5, 1870.
Robin Waterfield is a graduate of Manchester University and studied Greek philosphy at King's College, Cambridge. He is currently writing a major biography of Kahlil Gibran.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Three Musketeers: An Abridgement by Lord Sudley
Puffin Classics
AuthorAlexandre Dumas
Translated bySudley
Editionabridged, illustrated, reprint, reissue, annotated
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group, 1995
ISBN0140367470, 9780140367478
Length464 pages
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Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Juvenile Fiction / Classics
Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe
  
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