Twenty Years After
Two decades have passed since the famous swordsmen triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady in The Three Musketeers. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in...
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Two decades have passed since the famous swordsmen triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady in The Three Musketeers. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is the titanic struggle with the son of Milady who wears the face of evil.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780192838438 (0192838431)
ASIN: 192838431
Publish date: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 788
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature
Series: The D'Artagnan Romances .4 (#2)
While reading I kept thinking that the Musketeers have grown up. The plot is more complex and actual historical events play a much larger role. Things are also less black and white, at least mostly. Mordaunt, the main villain is still pretty much plain evil. True his back-story makes you question wh...
This volume finds Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan (appropriately enough) 20 years after their previous meeting. d'Artagnan still labors away as a lieutenant in the musketeers, whilst the other three have gone their separate ways.Called back together at cross purposes (one pair to work with Cr...
The sequel to The Three Musketeers. Inferior, but still very good.
It's been twenty years since the close of The Three Musketeers, and only D'Artagnan remains in service to the French Crown. Richelieu is dead and his protege Mazarin now holds the power behind the throne. Anne of Austria rules as regent for her young son, and civil war threatens France. D'Artagnan i...
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