The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

ISBN 10: 1857220161 ISBN 13: 9781857220162

Publisher: Redback Audio, 1993

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.

Synopsis:

Read by Michael York. A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, makes his way to Paris hoping to join the Musketeers, a legion of heroes held in high esteem by the King and feared by Cardinal Richelieu. Proving he has the heart of a Musketeer, d'Artagnan earns himself a place in their ranks.