Les Trois Mousquetaires
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9782253008880 (2253008885)
ASIN: 956321
Publish date: April 2010
Publisher: Le Livre de poche
Pages no: 890
Edition language: French
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature,
Historical
Maybe as a child you read it with different "eyes" but somehow I could not relate to Dumas' novel. And as much the story was focused on D'Artagnan, my favorite character was Planchet.
- Mais vous aviez dit que vous vous nommiez d'Artagnan.- Moi?- Oui, vous.- C'est-à-dire que c'est à moi qu'on a dit: "Vous êtes M. d'Artagnan?" J'ai répondu: "Vous croyez?" Mes gardes se sont écriés qu'ils en étaient sûrs. Je n'ai pas voulu les contrarier. D'ailleurs je pouvais me tromper.- Taisez-v...
Good fun. I feel after nearly 900 pages I should have something more to say about this, but it's really one of those books where Story and Event is everything and literary quality is secondary. It held my interest the whole way, though, with plenty of dashing cavaliers, heaving bosoms, secret lovers...