In 17th-century France, a hotheaded young Gascon arrives in Paris with nothing but his father's sword and a dream: to become a King's musketeer. That dream collides almost immediately with the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu, who maneuvers to expose Queen Anne of Austria's secret affair with the Duke of Buckingham. Into this nest of political intrigue stumbles d'Artagnan, and somehow, impossibly, he finds himself bound to three of the most dangerous men in France: Athos, the brooding nobleman with a haunted past; Porthos, the swashbuckling giant who lives for adventure; and Aramis, the poet-priest with a hidden double life. Together, they form a brotherhood that will define the very idea of loyal friendship. Dumas writes with such verve and wit that swordfights feel like dances, imprisonment feels like a lark, and you half-believe that four men could actually defeat an army. The Three Musketeers is adventure in its purest form: reckless, romantic, and utterly unafraid to be exactly what it is. It has been making readers dizzy with delight for nearly two centuries, and it shows no signs of stopping.
