The Three Musketeers
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Table of contents
- Title Page2
- Copyright Page3
- Note5
- Table of Contents6
- Preface7
- 1. The Three Gifts of M. d'Artagnan the Elder8
- 2. The Antechamber of M. de Tréville14
- 3. The Audience18
- 4. The Shoulder of Athos, the Baldric of Porthos, and the Handkerchief of Aramis23
- 5. The King's Musketeers and the Cardinal's Guards26
- 6. His Majesty King Louis XIII30
- 7. The Housekeeping of the Musketeers37
- 8. A Court Intrigue41
- 9. D'Artagnan Shows Himself44
- 10. A Mouse-Trap in the Seventeenth Century47
- 11. The Intrigue Grows Tangled51
- 12. George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham57
- 13. Monsieur Bonacieux60
- 14. The Man of Meung63
- 15. Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword67
- 16. In Which M. Séguier, the Keeper of the Seals, Looks More Than Once for the Bell, in Order to Ring It, as He Did Before70
- 17. Bonacieux at Home75
- 18. The Lover and the Husband80
- 19. Plan of the Campaign83
- 20. The Journey86
- 21. The Comtesse de Winter90
- 22. The Ballet of La Merlaison94
- 23. The Rendezvous97
- 24. The Pavilion101
- 25. The Mistress of Porthos105
- 26. The Thesis of Aramis112
- 27. The Wife of Athos118
- 28. The Return125
- 29. Hunting for Their Equipments130
- 30. Milady133
- 31. English and French136
- 32. A Procurator's Dinner139
- 33. Soubrette and Mistress143
- 34. In Which the Outfit of Aramis and Porthos Is Treated Of146
- 35. All Cats Are Gray in the Dark149
- 36. Dream of Vengeance152
- 37. Milady's Secret155
- 38. How, Without Incommoding Himself, Athos Found His Outfit158
- 39. A Vision162
- 40. A Terrible Vision166
- 41. The Siege of Rochelle169
- 42. The Anjou Wine174
- 43. The Inn of the Red Dovecot177
- 44. The Utility of Stove-Pipes180
- 45. A Conjugal Scene183
- 46. The Bastion St. Gervais185
- 47. The Council of the Musketeers188
- 48. A Family Affair194
- 49. Fatality199
- 50. Chat of a Brother with a Sister202
- 51. Officer205
- 52. The First Day of Captivity209
- 53. The Second Day of Captivity212
- 54. The Third Day of Captivity215
- 55. The Fourth Day of Captivity219
- 56. The Fifth Day of Captivity222
- 57. Means for Classical Tragedy228
- 58. Escape231
- 59. What Took Place at Portsmouth Aug. 23, 1628234
- 60. In France238
- 61. The Carmelite Convent at Béthune240
- 62. Two Varieties of Demons245
- 63. The Drop of Water246
- 64. The Man in the Red Cloak251
- 65. Judgment253
- 66. Execution256
- 67. The Cardinal's Messenger257
- Epilogue260
- FICTION261
With its rousing cry of "One for all, and all for one," Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure novel has captivated generations of readers since its initial publication in 1844. Action, intrigue, and romance abound in this swashbuckling epic, which traces a country lad's path to the French court of the early 1600s and the glorious fraternity of the king's men, the Musketeers. A son of impoverished nobility, D'Artagnan arrives in Paris to find the Musketeers disbanded by the cunning Cardinal Richelieu, who hopes to seize power from the weak-willed Louis XIII. The daring and ambitious youth proves his mettle in the company of the famous Musketeers — Porthos, Athos, and Aramis — and joins them in a heroic struggle to defend the king and his lovely queen, Anne of Austria. Dumas transformed the concept of the historical novel by writing in a modern, conversational style. His accessible, fast-paced narratives combine real and fictional characters to recapture the events, manners, and mood of seventeenth-century France. Emerging in the chaotic aftermath of the Revolution, Dumas's novels provided his contemporaries with a welcome sense of identity and national pride. His most popular work, The Three Musketeers, continues to charm modern readers with its timeless tales of romantic valor.