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(0)Alexandre Dumas
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English
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Dumas' tale of swashbuckling and heroism follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a headstrong country boy who travels to Paris to join the Musketeers - the bodyguard of King Louis XIII. Here he falls in with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and the four friends soon find themselves caught up in court politics and intrigue.
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Language
English
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Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But when civil war endangers the throne of France, the immortal quartet come out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men and the forces of history.
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Fourth Estate
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The last cavalier is Count de Sainte-Hermine, Hector, whose elder brothers and father have fought and died for the Royalist cause during the French Revolution. For three years Hector has been languishing in prison when, on the eve of Napoleon's coronation as emperor of France, he learns what is to be his due.