Young D'Artagnan's arrival in Paris—with seven crowns in his pocket, and riding on the back of a yellow nag—marks the beginning of a breath-taking series of adventures possible only in France's turbulent seventeenth century, and shared by three of the most swash- buckling heroes in literature, Athos, Porthos and Aramis—the Three Musketeers.
How the gallant D'Artagnan and his companions, who happen to be the best swordsmen in all France, save the Queen's life, how they thwart Cardinal Richelieu's most diabolically clever plots, how they twice escape murder at the hands of the beautiful, evil Milady—a truly gorgeous story is here, told with the matchless artistry of a master storyteller. Boys and girls alike will thrill to the suspense and excitement of a classic adventure tale that has held readers spellbound for more than a hundred years.
This new translation by Jacques Le Clercq. which has been edited and abridged especially for the Illustrated Junior Library, is enhanced by striking illustrations throughout, executed by two distinguished artists, Norman Price and E. C. Van Swearingen.
—from the dust jacket of the popular edition
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