{"product_id":"the-three-musketeers-paperback-2","title":"The Three Musketeers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Flanagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMarcelle Clements\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic adventure from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Iron Mask\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this swashbuckling epic, d'Artagnan, not yet twenty, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers, that legion of heroes highly favored by King Louis XIII and feared by evil Cardinal Richelieu. By fighting alongside Athos, Porthos, and Aramis as they battle their enemies, d'Artagnan proves he has the heart of a Musketeer and earns himself a place in their ranks. Soon d'Artagnan and the gallant trio must use all their wits and sword skills to preserve the queen's honor and thwart the wicked schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. With this classic tale, Dumas embroiders upon history a colorful world of swordplay, intrigue, and romance, earning \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e its reputation as one of the most thrilling adventure novels ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Unabridged Translation, Revised and Updated by Eleanor Hochman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Thomas Flanagan \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Marcelle Clements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas \u003c\/b\u003e(1802-1870) was the author of more than a hundred plays and novels including the famous \u003ci\u003eThree Musketeers \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy (1844-47), \u003ci\u003e The Count of Monte Cristo \u003c\/i\u003e(1844-45), and \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Iron Mask \u003c\/i\u003e(1848-50). His grandfather was a nobleman who lived in the French colony of Santo Domingo (now Haiti), and his grandmother an Afro-Caribbean slave. Dumas's father, a celebrated general in Napoleon's army, eventually fell out of favor and then died when Alexandre was four years old, leaving his family in poverty. At the age of twenty-one, Dumas moved to Paris, where he enjoyed success first as a playwright and then as a prolific writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He took part in the uprising of July 1830, which placed his patron, Louis-Philippe, on the throne, and built his own imposing Château de Monte Cristo outside of Paris. But by 1851, his lavish lifestyle had bankrupted him, and he left France, fleeing both creditors and Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the new ruler who was no fan of Dumas. In the following decade, he made extended stays in Belgium, Russia, and Italy, where he joined the movement for its independence and unification. He died penniless but optimistic, saying of death, \"I shall tell her a story, and she will be kind to me.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A scholar, critic, and novelist, \u003cb\u003eThomas Flanagan \u003c\/b\u003e(1923-2002) was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Novelists, 1800-1850 \u003c\/i\u003e(1959), \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the French \u003c\/i\u003e(1979), which won the National Book Critics Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Tenants of Time \u003c\/i\u003e(1988), and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Hunt \u003c\/i\u003e(1994). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarcelle Clements \u003c\/b\u003eis a novelist and journalist who has contributed articles on culture, the arts, and politics to many national publications. 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