Description:
Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers(1844) is one of the most beloved and rousing works of historical adventure, an electrifying saga of friendship and bravery set in France during the 1620's. With it's swashbuckling fervid young hero Comte D'Artgnan, larger-than-life historical figures, sultry spies, and the chivalrous Musketeers, this an incessantly entertaining classic.
Brief description:
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), one of the most universally read French authors, is best known for his extravagantly adventurous historical novels. As a young man, Dumas emerged as a successful playwright and had considerable involvement in the Parisian theater scene. It was his swashbuckling historical novels that brought worldwide fame to Dumas. Among his most loved works are The Three Musketeers (1844), and The Count of Monte Cristo (1846). He wrote more than 250 books, both Fiction and Non-Fiction, during his lifetime.