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Fight for justice with swashbuckling soldiers in this abridged
retelling of The Three Musketeers, part of the bestselling Classic
StartsĀ® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Ā
āAll for one and one for all!ā Aramis, Athos, and Porthos make
up the three Musketeers. Oh, and thereās also the not-quite-yet
Musketeer DāArtagnan. Together, the four men must use their wits
and their swords to battle an evil Cardinal, the traitorous Milady,
and other enemies of the French court. This abridged retelling is
the perfect way to introduce young readers to the adventurous world
of historical romance and the royal French court. Ā
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'I've worn that mask so long I don't feel safe
without it.' The Man in the Iron Mask sees D'Artagnan, Athos,
Porthos and Aramis return to meet their destinies in their final
adventure. D'Artagnan still remains in the service of King Louis
XIV while Aramis is a priest at the Bastille prison. Upon listening
to a confession from an iron-masked prisoner who tells him that he
is the twin brother of the King of France, Aramis is convinced that
he will be rewarded if he can help him become king and he devises a
plan for his escape, pitching himself against his old comrade
D'Artagnan. Far darker than Dumas' previous novels, The Man in the
Iron Mask is a fast-paced and compelling historical romance of
honour and loyalty.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear
death.' Adventurous and spirited in tone, The Three Musketeers is
considered one of the greatest historical French novels. When
Athos, Porthos and Aramis befriend a young and determined country
boy d'Artagnan, together they confront the scheming King's
Minister, Cardinal Richelieu and the female spy Milady who threaten
to undermine the King. Swashbuckling, romantic and often humourous,
Dumas' novel is a timeless tale of friendship and intrigue.
Edmond Dantes, a merchant sailor in the early 19th Century, is
wrongfully imprisoned for life without trial. After years of
incarceration on the remote island prison of the Chateau d'If, he
learns of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes
determined to escape in order to retrieve the treasure and use it
for vengeance against the men who betrayed him. Classics
Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip
form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This
edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which
can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the
reader in the work at hand.
With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at
Canterbury. The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte
Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage
of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and
empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance,
he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of
intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a
cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between
good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is
complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic
implication of his own actions. Our edition is based on the most
popular and enduring translation first published by Chapman and
Hall in 1846. The name of the translator was never revealed.
Alexandre Dumas' classic tale, published in 1844, is retold here
for younger readers. This is the story of d'Artagnan, a country boy
who travels to Paris to seek his fortune and, hopefully, to join
the Musketeers--the bodyguards of the King of France. He meets
three musketeers called Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Together they
foil a dangerous plot against King Louis and his Queen, Anne--and
against their own lives.
All for one, and one for all! The young D'Artagnan and the
legendary musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis are 'the
inseparables' - ready to sacrifice everything in a duel or game of
dice in order to defend their honour or that of the King and Queen
of France. Handsome and hot-tempered, they dive into raging battles
or back-street conspiracies with gusto, especially if by their
daring deeds they can thwart the wicked devices of their
arch-enemy, Cardinal Richelieu, and his mysterious accomplice,
Milady de Winter. 'Pure swashbuckling pleasure' Daily Telegraph
TRANSLATED BY WILL HOBSON VINTAGE FRENCH CLASSICS - five
masterpieces of French fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to
create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift
edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury
endpapers and gilded edges. The original text is accompanied by a
Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern
reader. In this original abridged and accessible version of the
beloved novel, we follow Dantes, imprisoned within the dread
ramparts of the Chateau d'If, as he plans his escape to take
revenge on the three men whose actions led to his fate. Finding a
hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the Count of Monte
Cristo and slowly executes his retribution. Alexandre Dumas' famous
tale is as riveting now as it was popular in the 1800s when it
established itself as a classic for all times.
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The Three Musketeers (Paperback, Annotated edition)
Alexandre Dumas; Introduction by Keith Wren; Notes by Keith Wren; Translated by William Barrow; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren. University of Kent at
Canterbury. 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. Our edition uses the William Barrow
translation first published by Bruce and Wylde (London,1846)
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is
confined to a great fortress. There he learns of a hoard of
treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and determines not only
to escape, but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the
destruction of his enemies.
Dumas's quasi-sequel to "The Three Musketeers", featuring a plot to
overthrow the tyrannical king of France with his secret twin
brother! Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in
colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for
younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of
Alexandre Dumas, theme discussions and study questions, which can
be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the
reader in the story.
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Three Musketeers (Hardcover)
Alexandre Dumas; Illustrated by George Evans
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Dumas's classic adventure tale of the hot-headed young D'Artagnan,
who wishes to join the King's Musketeers. Deceit and intrigue
follow, as D'Artagnan, along with the three respected Musketeers:
Athos, Porthos and Aramis, uncover the evil Cardinal Richelieu's
plot to engulf Europe in war. Classics Illustrated tells this
wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent
introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a
biography of Alexandre Dumas and study questions, which can be used
both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in
the story.
On the day of his wedding, Edmond Dantes, master mariner, is
arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges and spirited away to
the cellars of the Chateau d'If, an impregnable sea fortress in
which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a
series of daring manoeuvres, he unearths a great treasure on the
island of Monte Cristo, buried there by a former fellow prisoner
who bequeaths to him the secret of its whereabouts. Thus armed with
unimaginable wealth and embittered by his long imprisonment, he
resolves to devote his life to tracking down and punishing those
responsible. This classic nineteenth-century translation has been
revised and updated by Peter Washington, with an introduction by
award-winning novelist Umberto Eco.
"All for one, one for all!"--Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, was first
released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas' publication
of The Count of Monte Cristo. The story was an instant success,
largely due to Dumas' transformation of the historical fiction
genre. In The Three Musketeers, contrary to popular practice at the
time, history acted as a backdrop for the story rather than the
primary element, making it a fun and accessible read. The story
follows young d'Artagnan and his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
as they defend honor amidst the power struggles of 17th century
France. Still popular with readers today, this classic is now
available in a chic and affordable edition as part of the Word
Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics.
Hope. Justice. Vengeance. A classic tale you don't want to miss!
Best-selling author Alexandre Dumas--who also wrote The Three
Musketeers--tells this heartbreaking yet heroic tale of Edmond
Dantes who takes revenge on the men responsible for his unjust
fourteen-year imprisonment, keeping him from the woman he loved and
the life he was supposed to live. * This chic and inexpensive
edition comes with a heat-burnished cover, foil stamping, luxurious
endpapers, and a smaller trim size that's easy to hold. * This
widely popular classic, originally written in French, tells a tale
of devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a must-have for any home library or
literary aficionado. About the Word Cloud Classics series: Classic
works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for
both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series
from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive
introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value,
including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these
eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for
students and fans of literature everywhere.
With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at
Canterbury. The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the
cycle of novels featuring Dumas' celebrated foursome of D'Artagnan,
Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three
Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of comradeship are
under strain as they end up on different sides in a power struggle
that may undermine the young Louis XIV and change the face of the
French monarchy. In the fast-paced narrative style that was his
trademark, Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the
secret shared by Aramis and Madame de Chevreuse? Why does the Queen
Mother fear its revelation? Who is the mysterious prisoner in the
Bastille? And what is the nature of the threat he poses? Dumas, the
master storyteller, keeps us reading until the climactic scene in
the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of
the musketeers.
D'Artagnan dreams of joining the Musketeers, the special guards to
the King of France. But in Paris, he's drawn into a dangerous hunt
for the Queen's missing royal jewel. D'Artagnan must journey to
London and retrieve the diamond before the king of France notices
it's gone- and before the queen's enemies, catch up!
'people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is
Edmond Dantes, they take their revenge!' Falsely accused of
treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding
day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If.
Having endured years of incarceration, he stages a daring and
dramatic escape and sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of
Monte Cristo, and to catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous
tension and excitement, The Count of Monte Cristo is also a tale of
obsession and revenge. Believing himself to be an 'Angel of
Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only
then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. One of the
great thrillers of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo has been
adapted for film and television many times. This newly revised,
unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was when the
novel first appeared, and William Thackeray, enthralled, 'began to
read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven
at night'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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