The Three Musketeers (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Dumas (père), Alexandre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199538468 ISBN 13: 9780199538461

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2009

Synopsis

The Three Musketeers (1844) is one of the most famous historical novels ever written. It is also one of the world's greatest historical adventure stories, and its heroes have become symbols for the spirit of youth, daring, and comradeship. The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, where the musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with their companion, the headstrong d'Artagnan, are engaged in a battle against Richelieu, the King's minister, and the beautiful, unscrupulous spy, Milady. Behind the flashing blades and bravura, in this first adventure of the Musketeers, Dumas explores the eternal conflict between good and evil.

This new edition is the most fully annotated to date in English, providing explanatory notes which set the work in its historical, literary, and cultural context.
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About the Author

David Coward is Senior Lecturer in French, University of Leeds

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199538468
• ISBN 13: 9780199538461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Coward David