- Paperback: 768 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (21 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192834630
- ISBN-13: 978-0192834638
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 598,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Alternately melodramatic, sentimental, humorous, wordly, and almost always absorbing."--The Irish Times
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It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while Aramis, with Porthos in tow, has a secret plan involving a masked prisoner and the fortification of the island of Belle-Ile. D'Artagnan finds a thread leading him to the French court, the banks of the Tyne, the beaches of Holland, and the dunes of Brittany. The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de la Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation is fully annotated, and an introduction sets Dumas's saga in its historical and cultural context.
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TOWARDS the middle of the month of May, in the year 1660, at nine o'clock in the morning, when the sun, already high in the heavens, was fast absorbing the dew from the ramparts of the castle of Blois, a little cavalcade, composed of three men and two pages, re-entered the city by the bridge, without producing any other effect upon the strollers of the river bank beyond a first movement of the hand to the head, as a salute, and a second movement of the tongue to express, in the purest French then spoken in France: 'There is Monsieur returning from hunting.' Read the first page
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TOWARDS the middle of the month of May, in the year 1660, at nine o'clock in the morning, when the sun, already high in the heavens, was fast absorbing the dew from the ramparts of the castle of Blois, a little cavalcade, composed of three men and two pages, re-entered the city by the bridge, without producing any other effect upon the strollers of the river bank beyond a first movement of the hand to the head, as a salute, and a second movement of the tongue to express, in the purest French then spoken in France: 'There is Monsieur returning from hunting.' Read the first page
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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The beginning of the end. This is the final instalment of the musketeers trilogy, and this is no doubt where much confusion arises. After the completion of The Three Musketeers in 1844 and Twenty Years After in 1845 Dumas once again returned to the musketeers for one final outing. Published in serial form between 1847 and 1850 The Vicomte De Bragelonne is a massive work. So massive in fact that it is normally not published as one edition (as is the case with the current Oxford edition). Instead it is split into three parts, the first part of which is, confusingly, normally called The Vicomte De Bragelonne. The second and third parts are given the titles Louise De La Valliere and The Man in the Iron Mask respectively. Thus while the first part can be read alone it will feel incomplete, also the second and third parts should not be read out of order as they will not make sense.
Once again Dumas grounds his action is history. The time is ten years after Twenty Years After; D'Artagnan and Athos both wish the restoration of the English monarchy, Cardinal Mazarin is falling ill and Louis 14th is coming of age.
This is the brilliant story we have come to expect from Dumas however it is worth pointing out that the musketeers play a much smaller role than they have done previously, indeed Porthos barely appears in the first instalment. However the book is as gripping, vivid, thrilling and entertaining as ever.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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this is an excellent book, the 1st part of three. while not as action packed as the three musketeers or indeed 20 years after, it is still a rollocking good read that allows for more character development that the previous books didnt have, also we are allowed to see that the musketeers are getting older and dont have as much of the youthful drive that they once had.
i recommend this book and look forward to reading the next two
i recommend this book and look forward to reading the next two
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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As this is the first book in the trilogy, and as the all three were originally published as one book, the overall direction of the series is just beginning to emerge towards the end of this part. That said, the bubbling and boiling tensions are starting to mount. The sub-plots and schemes can stand alone, but the sum of the whole will be greater than that of its parts.
There is not as much swash-buckling hero fights as in earlier musketeer stories; there is much more political conspiracy, and a touch of romance.
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Worth it!
I have read the entire d'Artagnan series and it is well worth it! Each book is as good as the last (none are as good as The three Musketeers) and I genuinely felt sad when I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Longweight
More swashbuckling fun from the Musketeers!
This book is part one of a three part series, the next two being the Louise de la Valliere, and the final being the more well known Man in the Iron Mask. Read more
Published on 1 July 2007 by Misfit
Not Dumas' Best
I don't recommend this book but if you should decide to read it, you should be aware that it is not a stand alone story. Read more
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