Alexandre Dumas

Gilbert Sigaux

1. D'Artagnan et ses trois compagnons, Athos, Porthos et Aramis, ont pour devise : «Tous pour un, un pour tous», à laquelle ils auraient pu ajouter - si cela n'allait de soi - «Et notre vie pour le Roi !» Quand ils ont vent de l'odieux complot que Richelieu trame contre Anne d'Autriche, les quatre mousquetaires partent donc aussitôt à la recherche des diamants qui, seuls, pourront sauver la Reine. Leur route croise celle de la mystérieuse Milady...2. Les Trois Mousquetaires évoquait le siège de La Rochelle et l'assassinat de Buckingham. Vingt ans après, c'est la Fronde, ses folles duchesses, un cardinal de plus : Retz, Cromwell, l'exécution de Charles Ier. Beaucoup de sang, c'est la loi du genre, des intrigues de cour et d'alcôve, mais aussi un humour auquel on ne résiste pas, une couleur digne de Hugo ou de Verdi, le plus beau mariage qu'ait réussi l'histoire romantique entre la vérité et la légende.

Vingt ans après

Les trois mousquetaires

Dumas séduit, fascine, intéresse, amuse, enseigne.Victor Hugo.Tout le monde connaît la verve prodigieuse de M. Dumas, son entrain facile, son bonheur de mise en scène, son dialogue spirituel et toujours en mouvement, ce récit léger qui court sans cesse et qui sait enlever l’obstacle et l’espace sans jamais faiblir. Il couvre d’immenses toiles sans jamais fatiguer ni son pinceau, ni son lecteur.Sainte-Beuve.Les Trois Mousquetaires... notre seule épopée depuis le Moyen Âge.Roger Nimier.Les Trois Mousquetaires forment le plus divertissant des romans d’aventures. Leurs personnages, Athos, Porthos, Aramis et d’Artagnan, sont sortis des bibliothèques pour descendre dans la rue. Ils ont enseigné l’insolence et l’amitié à beaucoup de jeunes Français qui ont aussi découvert les fatalités de l’amour en rêvant aux belles épaules de Milady et à ses regards de perdition.Kléber Haedens.

« men who swear undying love sometimes have the worst intentions in the world... »

i have finally finished this after two months of trying to focus on it but having other book club and buddy reads. and i'm extremely sad at having finished it now, despite my frustration with the time it took me to get through it.

i had read it as a child, a child friendly version of course, and i had forgotten just how much i love swashbuckling tales. i genuinely had so much fun reading it and trying to reconcile 17th century france with the places i have visited over the years. 

i grew up with the tales of d'artagnan and even visited his place of death, so i couldn't help but feel some sort of link to this young man and this family of soldiers he managed to create for himself with athos, porthos and aramis. the latter my favourite of them all.

some of the passages i liked the least were the treatments of the women in this story. from milady to ketty to constance, they deserved so much better and i felt so much anger at what dumas and the men in this story put them through. 

milady, even though i have my grievances against some of her actions did not deserve the horrible treatment men put her through her whole life. they, in my opinion, were as guilty of her actions as she was. 

i cannot wait to sit down and read the rest of d'artagnan's story because i genuinely feel like i'm leaving dear friends behind.

florine

« men who swear undying love sometimes have the worst intentions in the world... »

i have finally finished this after two months of trying to focus on it but having other book club and buddy reads. and i'm extremely sad at having finished it now, despite my frustration with the time it took me to get through it.

i had read it as a child, a child friendly version of course, and i had forgotten just how much i love swashbuckling tales. i genuinely had so much fun reading it and trying to reconcile 17th century france with the places i have visited over the years. 

i grew up with the tales of d'artagnan and even visited his place of death, so i couldn't help but feel some sort of link to this young man and this family of soldiers he managed to create for himself with athos, porthos and aramis. the latter my favourite of them all.

some of the passages i liked the least were the treatments of the women in this story. from milady to ketty to constance, they deserved so much better and i felt so much anger at what dumas and the men in this story put them through. 

milady, even though i have my grievances against some of her actions did not deserve the horrible treatment men put her through her whole life. they, in my opinion, were as guilty of her actions as she was. 

i cannot wait to sit down and read the rest of d'artagnan's story because i genuinely feel like i'm leaving dear friends behind.

Azaura A

'Les trois mousquetaires' forment le plus divertissant des romans d'aventures. Leurs personnages, Athos, Porthos, Aramis et d'Artagnan sont sortis des bibliothèques pour descendre dans la rue. Ils ont enseigné l'insolence et l'amitié à beaucoup de jeunes Français qui ont aussi découvert les fatalités de l'amour en rêvant aux belles épaules de Milady et à ses regards de perdition.

Rose Stanley

ghost girl in satin

Annelies Van Rossen

This edition of Les Trois Mousquetaires has been specially adapted for beginners learning French. The original language has been simplified, although it still aims to retain the flavour and style of the original.

Les trois mousquetaires Vingt ans après

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