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Three Musketeers

Book Review by: Maurice Deveraux    

Original Author: Aexandre Dumas
The year 1625, a young D' Artagnan arrives in Paris at the tender age of 18, and immediatly offends each of the three musketeers,
who were Athos, Aramis and Porthos, but they decided not to duel at once. Whilst they discuss the timings they are attacked by a number of the Caridnal's guard, and the young D' Artagnan shows great courage during the ensuing battle.
As time passes our young hero becomes a trusted friend of these three rougues, comapnions and they set of on many encoounters, battles. D'Artagnan meets and falls in love with beautiful lady who is a lady in waiting to the Queen of France, D'Artagnan' love for Constance leaves him exposed to the dangerous M'Lady De Winter ,a cruel and heartless spy of the Caridnal. During the forthcoming weeks and months many adventures are experienced by the now four musketeers, but the Caridnal has other plans.
He sends MLady to England to steal a set of diamonds given to the Queen by the King, but the Queen, foolishly gave to the Duke as a love token. Once these diamonds fall into the Cardinal's hands, the crown will fall and the Cardinal will rule France.
Obviously the musketeers discover this plan and set off in pursute of M'lady. Whilst pursuing their quarry the musketeers come under attacke from the Cardinal's guards who are sent to delay or kill our four heroes.
Wounded and outnumbered the original three musketeers hold off the attack allowing young D'Artagnan to escape and make his way across the channel.
Alas too late,M'lady has achived her goal and the Duke has been murdered by her, now in hot pursute D'Artagnan follows M'lady back to France. Unknown to the muskteers the Cardinal gace M'lady a document that offered safe passage to the bearer.
Knowing she has been followed M'lady sets about to kill Constance and take her revenge on D'Aartagnan, because he did not sucumb to her unwanted advances.
Chaos reigns! Our faithful three musketeers managed to escape the attakc but were wounded, now that D'Artagnan has returned they are reunited and finally capture M'lady!
Imprisoned and the jewels safely back with the Quen, thanks to the courageous exploits of the musketeers, M'lady seeks her final revenge.
Poor Constance, unsuspecting offers comfort to the imprisoned M'lady, who asks for forgivness and a bible and knife with which to end her miserlable life!
sadly Constance agrees, this would be her last act of kindness, as M'lady takes Constance's life!
the plot uncovered, D'Artagnan seeks revenge whilst his three companions fight off another attack by the Cardinal's guards.
finally justice prevails, M'lady hs been found guilty by the musketeers and is taken aaway to be executed by a hood covered Axe man.
D'Artagnan grief stricken confronts the Cardinal and acusses him of treason! The Cardinal denies all knowlegde until the document of safe passage is produced!
he burns it but offers the young D'Artagnan a post as a musketeer.
the now four musketeers ride off into the sunset to live many more adventures!
Dave Wilkie
576 King street
Aberdeen
Published: September 14, 2005
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  1. 0 Ratings Friday, October 21, 2005
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    vas

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    very good account of an classic without miissing on finer details. a treat to read.

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