Athos. Porthos. Aramis. D"Artagnan. The siege of the bastion St. Gervais. The thrilling flit to England to save Anne of Austria"s honour. D"Artagnan falling in love. The Duke Of Buckingham in love. Treachery. Adventure. Romance. These are the ingredients of a successful adventure novel, and Le Grande Dumas had them all, plus a sweeping backdrop of 15th century France, and the historical characters who lived then: King Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, the Duke Of Buckingham and Cardinal Richelieu (thanks to Dumas, he"s known as one of the most evil villains who lived, rather than as a historical figure...to people who have only read the nove, at least). This beautifully bound edition of the novel preserves the complete, original French text (with one minor alteration) as it was serialized in "Le Siecle" (please excuse my French). The novel was so well received, Dumas planned and wrote two equally thrilling sequels, "Twenty Years After" & the III part epic finale "Le Vicomte De Braggelonne." I highly recommend this excellent novel, as well as "Le Comte De Monte-Cristo" and his other works, both great and less well-known.