(P/B) THE THREE MUSKETEERS

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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. (From the publisher)

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INTRODUCTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Three Presents of M. d'Artagnan, the Father
The Antechamber of M. de Treville
The Audience
The Shoulder of Athos, the Belt of Porthos and the Handkerchief of Aramis
The King's Musketeers and the Cardinal's Guards
His Majesty King Louis the Thirteenth
The Domestic Manners of the Musketeers
The Court Intrigue
D'Artagnan Begins to Show Himself
A Mousetrap of the Seventeenth Century
The Intrigue Becomes Confused
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Monsieur Bonancieux
The Man of Meung
Civilians and Soldiers
In which the Keeper of the Seals, Seguier, looked more than once after the bell, that he might ring it as he had been used to do
The Bonancieux Household
The Lover and the Husband
The Plan of Campaign
The Journey
The Countess de Winter
The Ballet of The Merlaison
The Appointment
The Pavilion
Porthos
The Thesis of Aramis
The Wife of Athos
The Return
The Hunt after Equipments
"My Lady"
English and French
An Attorney's Dinner
Maid and Mistress
Concerning the Equipments of Aramis and Porthos
All Cats are alike Grey in the Dark
The Dream of Vengeance
The Lady's Secret
How, without disturbing himself, Athos obtained his Equipment
A Charming Vision
A Terrible Vision
The Siege of La Rochelle
The Wine of Anjou
The Red Dovecot Tavern
The Utility of Stove Funnels
A Conjugal Scene
The Bastion of St Gervais
The Council of the Musketeers
A Family Affair
Fatality
A Chat between a Brother and Sister
The Officer
The First Day of Imprisonment
The Second Day of Imprisonment
The Third Day of Imprisonment
The Fourth Day of Imprisonment
The Fifth Day of Imprisonment
An Event in Classical Tragedy
The Escape
What Happened at Portsmouth on the Twenty-third of August 1628
In France
The Carmelite Convent of Bethune
Two Kinds of Demons
A Drop of Water
The Man in the Red Cloak
The Judgment
The Execution
A Message from The Cardinal
The Epilogue
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