The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Set in 17th century France, the novel follows the adventures of a young man who leaves home to join the Musketeers of the Guard. He befriends three of the most daring musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and together, they navigate political intrigue, love affairs, and duels. Their main enemies are the powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful but treacherous Milady, who will stop at nothing to bring them down.
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- Published
- 1844
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 400-700
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- De Drie Musketiers
- De tre musketerer
- De tre musketiers
- De tre musketörer
- De tre musketörerna
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- 10th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 10th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 21st on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 26th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 28th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 37th on The Little Big Bulgaria Read (Bulgaria)
- 42nd on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 44th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 75th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 76th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 79th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 84th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 88th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
- 97th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 123rd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels in the World (Published in 1899) (The Daily Telegraph)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- C.K. Shorter List of Best 100 Novels (The Bookman February 1898)
- Daniel S. Burt's Recommended Historical Novels (What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? by Daniel S. Burt (1997))
- F. B. Perkins' List of 100 Best Fiction (LibraryThing (from The Book Lover by James Baldwin (1910)))
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- Fifty Representative Historical Novels (Jonathan Nield, 1925) (A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales by Jonathan Nield)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )