The Three Musketeers (Illustrated Edition)
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Publisher Description
*Illustrated
*Includes Table of Contents
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a French writer best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were originally serialized, and he also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent.
Dumas’ works have become so popular around the world that people are instantly familiar with the Musketeers’ “All for One and One for All” Motto, the revenge of Dantes, and the Man in the Iron Mask.
The Three Musketeers, one of his most famous works, features the exploits of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose rallying cry "all for one and one for all" is still a popular motto. Dumas wrote it at a time when he was practicing fencing himself.
This edition of Dumas’ The Three Musketeers is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated.
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The picaresque adventures of the young d'Artagnan, who strives to become a musketeer in service of the king, unfold in a visually vibrant adaptation of Dumas's novel. It's no easy task to condense such a sprawling story into a picture book, and readers may have trouble keeping up with the swerves of the plot. French artist Andr uses airy, watercolorlike effects to create dramatic visuals suggestive of stills from an animated action film. It's an ambitious retelling, but most readers will probably benefit from outside research or conversations with adults to better understand the context and stakes of the story. Ages 8 11.
