The Three Musketeers

«The Three Musketeers» (fr. Les trois mousquetaires) — a historical-adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, published in 1844. The book is dedicated to the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan, who leaves home to become a musketeer, and his three musketeer friends: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. This novel — an immortal apologia of recklessness and gallantry, valor and honor. Its cheerful and courageous heroes, noble adventurers, shape their own line of life only with the handle of their swords.
Alexandre Dumas the elder — one of the most prolific and popular writers of all time, author of the worldwide bestseller «The Three Musketeers», which has become a beloved bedside book for readers of different temperaments and ages. Alongside fictional characters, the novel features real historical figures.