The Three MusketeersWith an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren. University of Kent at Canterbury. One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D'Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King's Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth century France are vividly played out in the background. But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal's spy, Milady, one of literature's most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion. Our edition uses the William Barrow translation first published by Bruce and Wylde (London,1846) |
Contents
The Three Presents of M dArtagnan the Father | 5 |
2 | 17 |
3 | 25 |
4 | 34 |
5 | 41 |
6 | 50 |
7 | 66 |
8 | 72 |
A Terrible Vision | 343 |
The Siege of La Rochelle | 349 |
The Wine of Anjou | 359 |
The Red Dovecot Tavern | 366 |
The Utility of Stove Funnels | 373 |
A Conjugal Scene | 380 |
The Bastion of St Gervais | 385 |
The Council of the Musketeers | 390 |
9 | 79 |
The Bonancieux Household | 147 |
The Lover and the Husband | 158 |
The Plan of Campaign | 164 |
The Journey | 171 |
The Countess de Winter | 181 |
The Ballet of The Merlaison | 189 |
The Appointment | 195 |
The Pavilion | 204 |
Porthos | 212 |
The Thesis of Aramis | 228 |
The Wife of Athos | 241 |
The Return | 257 |
The Hunt after Equipments | 269 |
My Lady | 276 |
English and French | 282 |
An Attorneys Dinner | 288 |
Maid and Mistress | 295 |
Concerning the Equipments of Aramis and Porthos | 303 |
All Cats are alike Grey in the Dark | 310 |
The Dream of Vengeance | 316 |
The Ladys Secret | 322 |
How without disturbing himself Athos obtained his Equipment | 328 |
A Charming Vision | 335 |
A Family Affair | 405 |
Fatality | 417 |
A Chat between a Brother and Sister | 424 |
The Officer | 430 |
The First Day of Imprisonment | 439 |
The Second Day of Imprisonment | 445 |
The Third Day of Imprisonment | 452 |
The Fourth Day of Imprisonment | 459 |
The Fifth Day of Imprisonment | 466 |
An Event in Classical Tragedy | 478 |
The Escape | 483 |
What Happened at Portsmouth on the Twentythird of August 1628 | 491 |
In France | 500 |
The Carmelite Convent of Bethune | 504 |
Two Kinds of Demons | 516 |
A Drop of Water | 520 |
The Man in the Red Cloak | 532 |
The Judgment | 536 |
The Execution | 543 |
A Message from The Cardinal | 546 |
The Epilogue | 554 |
NOTES | 557 |