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Les trois mousquetaires, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Dumas, Alexandre, Maquet, Auguste
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Creators: Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), Auguste Maquet (1813-1888), and Maurice Leloir (1853-1940) [Illustrator] "Les trois mousquetaires, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844. Young d'Artagnan leaves home for Paris, hoping to join the elite Musketeers of the Guard. Though unable to join immediately, he befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and becomes entangled in dangerous affairs of state involving Cardinal Richelieu, Queen Anne, and the Duke of Buckingham. Set between 1625 and 1628, this swashbuckling tale follows heroic swordsmen fighting for justice in a world of political intrigue and royal conspiracies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 869