The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.’Adventurous and spirited in tone, The Three Musketeers is considered one of the greatest historical French novels. When Athos, Porthos and Aramis befriend a young and determined country boy d’Artagnan, together they confront the scheming King’s Minister, Cardinal Richelieu and the female spy Milady who threaten to undermine the King. Swashbuckling, romantic and often humourous, Dumas’ novel is a timeless tale of friendship and intrigue.

THE

THREE

MUSKETEERS

Alexandre Dumas

CONTENTS

Cover (#uba56c669-487a-579b-9f45-1214363be4e6)

Title Page (#u2a755dab-a51e-550c-8100-a6a236bd3deb)

Chapter 1 The Three Presents of M. D’Artagnan, the Father (#ulink_54755a3f-6055-57e8-b0d3-3e32234280ee)

Chapter 2 The Antechamber of M. de Treville (#ulink_f39a3246-8f9d-5189-974b-549186db247d)

Chapter 3 The Audience (#ulink_684ce03c-0110-587c-9a0f-409067f90517)

Chapter 4 The Shoulder of Athos, the Belt of Porthos, and the Handkerchief of Aramis (#ulink_9e42d268-1fba-5526-b938-9fed1c724aa7)

Chapter 5 The King’s Musketeers and the Cardinal’s Guards (#ulink_69c4fca7-b673-5ae8-a351-98f89e97e086)

Chapter 6 His Majesty King Louis the Thirteenth (#ulink_5a12472a-7797-5a03-88a4-c478f9d1076a)

Chapter 7 The Domestic Manners of the Musketeers (#ulink_ff258573-837a-504f-ab8e-ba3e5c951ca8)

Chapter 8 The Court Intrigue (#ulink_85bb77b2-f55a-53c1-b011-2061983a69c3)

Chapter 9 D’Artagnan Begins to Show Himself (#ulink_da029650-7852-5d7f-9c4e-12d6ad1ad669)

Chapter 10 A Mousetrap of the Seventeenth Century (#ulink_f88989db-a582-5274-ba39-2e57d333a0e7)

Chapter 11 The Intrigue Becomes Confused (#ulink_47001aff-3a27-5a47-95a5-4bd6436c78e8)

Chapter 12 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (#ulink_d5d097df-0058-565a-8bef-a378842bdf70)

Chapter 13 Monsieur Bonancieux (#ulink_71574b2b-8404-559d-a754-21e924616fec)

Chapter 14 The Man of Meung (#ulink_845931ce-23f2-54ac-ba46-25d43e5b2f89)

Chapter 15 Civilians and Soldiers (#ulink_64b8299e-93a9-576f-83ef-5a980eba2466)

Chapter 16 In which the Keeper of the Seals, Séguier, looked more than once after the bell, that he might ring it as he had been used to do (#ulink_ba968cbc-d57e-560d-9402-c82de081e26b)

Chapter 17 The Bonancieux Household (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18 The Lover and the Husband (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 The Plan of the Campaign (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20 The Journey (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21 The Countess de Winter (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 22 The Ballet of “The Merlaison” (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 23 The Appointment (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 24 The Pavilion (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 25 Porthos (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 26 The Thesis of Aramis (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 27 The Wife of Athos (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 28 The Return (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 29 The Hunt after Equipments (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 30 “My Lady” (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 31 English and French (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 32 An Attorney’s Dinner (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 33 Maid and Mistress (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 34 Concerning the Equipments of Aramis and Porthos (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 35 All Cats are alike Gray in the Dark (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 36 The Dream of Vengeance (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 37 The Lady’s Secret (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 38 How, without disturbing himself, Athos obtained His Equipment (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 39 A Charming Vision (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 40 A Terrible Vision (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 41 The Siege of La Rochelle (#litres_trial_promo)