The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan Romances #1

by Scott Parker (Compiler), Alexandre Dumas

Overview

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, p�re. 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 story of d'Artagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Those three novels by Dumas are together known as the D'Artagnan Romances.

The Three Musketeers was first published in serial form in the magazine Le Si�cle between March and July 1844.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150743830
Publisher:	Scott Parker
Publication date:	09/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Alexandre Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotter�ts, France, to Marie Louise Labouret and General Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie. The Dumas family name was adopted from Alexandre's grandmother, an enslaved Haitian woman named Marie-C�sette Dumas. His father was the Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de La Pailleterie. Thomas-Alexandre took the name Dumas when he enlisted in Napoleon's army, where he acquired the dubious nickname "Black Devil."

Thomas-Alexandre rose to the rank of general at the age of 31, the highest rank of any black man in a European army. In 1797, he distinguished himself at the battle of Adige when he surprised and defeated an Austrian battery. Thomas-Alexandre left the armed forces following a disagreement with Napoleon over his Egypt campaign. He was imprisoned for nearly two years and died shortly after his release.. After her husband's death, Marie Louise Labouret worked hard to provide an education for her son. Dumas attended Abb� Gr�goire's school before dropping out to take a job assisting a local notary.

Writing Career

In 1822, Dumas moved to Paris and immersed himself in literature. He worked as a scribe for the duc d'Orl�ans (later named King Louis Philippe) during the 1830 revolution. He began writing plays, both comedies and dramas. Dumas's Romantic style�often compared to that of his contemporary and rival, Victor Hugo�proved to be exceptionally popular.

Dumas was a prolific writer of essays, short stories and novels, as well as plays and travelogues. He achieved widespread success with the novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, initially published as serials. These novels made Dumas a household name in France and a popular author throughout much of Europe.

With the money he earned from publishing his novels, Dumas purchased land and built the Ch�teau de Monte Cristo in Port Marly, Yvelines, France. This home (which is now a museum) was intended to be a sanctuary for the author, and he spent much of his time writing and entertaining there before debt overtook him, forcing him to sell the property. He fled to Belgium in 1851, and later to Russia, to evade creditors. Dumas continued to publish books, including travel books on Russia, during his period of exile.