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The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis -- inseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one".

The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the magazine Le Siècle between March and July 1844. Dumas claimed it was based on manuscripts he had discovered in the Bibliothèque Nationale. It was later proven that Dumas had based his work on the book Mémoires de Monsieur D'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi (Memoirs of Mister D'Artagnan, Lieutenant Captain of the first company of the King's Musketeers) by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras (Cologne, 1700).

Dumas' version of the story covers the adventures of D'Artagnan and his friends from 1625 to 1628, as they are involved in intrigues involving the weak King Louis XIII of France, his powerful and cunning advisor Cardinal Richelieu, the beautiful Queen Anne of Austria, her English lover, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and the Siege of La Rochelle. Adding to the intrigue are the mysterious Milady de Winter, and Richelieu's right-hand man, the Comte de Rochefort. (summary from wikipedia)

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Author's Preface (Kristin LeMoine)
THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER (Mark F. Smith)
THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE (Mark F. Smith)
THE AUDIENCE (Mark F. Smith)
THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS (R. Francis Smith)
THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS (R. Francis Smith)
HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII (shanda_w)
THE INTERIOR OF "THE MUSKETEERS" (Kevin Kivikko)
CONCERNING A COURT INTRIGUE (David Barnes)
D'ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELF (Simon Taylor)
A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (Meredith Hughes)
IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS (Meredith Hughes)
GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (Mark F. Smith)
MONSIEUR BONACIEUX (Mark F. Smith)
THE MAN OF MEUNG (Mark F. Smith)
MEN OF THE ROBE AND MEN OF THE SWORD (Kirsten Ferreri)
M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL IN ORDER TO RING IT, AS HE DID BEFORE, (Kirsten Ferreri)
BONACIEUX AT HOME (Kirsten Ferreri)
LOVER AND HUSBAND (Gesine)
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN (Kirsten Ferreri)
THE JOURNEY (Kirsten Ferreri)
THE COUNTESS DE WINTER (Clarke Bell)
THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON (Thomas Davoren)
THE RENDEZVOUS (shanda_w)
THE PAVILION (firefly)
PORTHOS (chriss the girl)
ARAMIS AND HIS THESIS (Anna Simon)
THE WIFE OF ATHOS (Mark F. Smith)
THE RETURN (Mark F. Smith)
HUNTING FOR THE EQUIPMENTS (Astreja Odinsdóttir)
D'ARTAGNAN AND THE ENGLISHMAN (Kevin Kivikko)
ENGLISH AND FRENCH (Kevin Kivikko)
A PROCURATOR'S DINNER (Thomas Davoren)
SOUBRETTE AND MISTRESS (BLRossow)
IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OF (BLRossow)
A GASCON A MATCH FOR CUPID (Urszula Pokojska)
DREAM OF VENGEANCE (Jim Mowatt)
MILADY'S SECRET (Clarke Bell)
HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMODING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURED HIS EQUIPMENT (Robin Cotter)
A TERRIBLE VISION (Robin Cotter)
A VISION (Robin Cotter)
THE SEIGE OF LA ROCHELLE (Mark F. Smith)
THE ANJOU WINE (Mark F. Smith)
THE SIGN OF THE RED DOVECOT (Kirsten Ferreri)
THE UTILITY OF STOVEPIPES (J. M. Smallheer)
A CONJUGAL SCENE (Rick Measham)
THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS (R. Francis Smith)
THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS (R. Francis Smith)
A FAMILY AFFAIR (Susan Denney)
FATALITY (Robin Cotter)
CHAT BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTER (Robin Cotter)
OFFICER (Tamara R. Schwartz)
CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY (Catharine Eastman)
CAPTIVITY: THE SECOND DAY (Catharine Eastman)
CAPTIVITY: THE THIRD DAY (Kevin Kivikko)
CAPTIVITY: THE FOURTH DAY (Kevin Kivikko)
CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAY (Kevin Kivikko)
MEANS FOR CLASSICAL TRAGEDY (JemmaBlythe)
ESCAPE (Kevin Kivikko)
WHAT TOOK PLACE AT PORTSMOUTH (Robin Cotter)
IN FRANCE (Robin Cotter)
THE CARMELITE CONVENT AT BETHUNE (Robin Cotter)
TWO VARIETIES OF DEMONS (Ezwa)
THE DROP OF WATER (Kevin Kivikko)
THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK (Ezwa)
TRIAL (Kevin Kivikko)
EXECUTION (Ezwa)
CONCLUSION (Mark F. Smith)
Epilogue (Jim Mowatt)
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