{"product_id":"the-three-musketeers-5","title":"The Three Musketeers","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while plotting to advance his own power. Bursting with swirling swordplay, swooning romance, and unforgettable figures such as the seductively beautiful but deadly femme fatale, Milady, and D'Artagnan's equally beautiful love, Madame Bonacieux, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e continues, after a century and a half of continuous publication, to define the genre of swashbuckling romance and historical adventure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGBarbara T. Cooper is Professor of French at the University of New Hampshire. She is a member of the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eNineteenth-Century French Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCahiers Alexandre Dumas\u003c\/i\u003e and specializes in nineteenth-century French drama and works by Dumas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791761092863,"sku":"*R0132903*","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5263403482755.jpg?v=1783093332","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-three-musketeers-5","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}