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The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

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Young d’Artagnan leaves home seeking a place among the king’s musketeers and becomes entangled with Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Their friendships develop amid duels, court intrigue, and dangerous errands. Service to powerful patrons repeatedly requires decisions about loyalty, secrecy, and whom to trust.

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About The Three Musketeers

The adventure gains speed from misunderstandings and promises that acquire consequences beyond their original setting. Bravery does not always provide a clear moral guide when rival authorities claim obedience. Read the exuberant friendships beside the unequal power of the people directing events, and notice how disguise, documents, and reputation can matter as much as swordsmanship.

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Enjoy the duels and friendships while tracking the competing loyalties and hidden instructions that make straightforward courage insufficient.

This reading edition contains 229,271 words in 69 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Alexandre Dumas. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

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In which it is proved that, notwithstanding their names’ ending in os and is, the heroes of the story which we are about to have the honor to relate to our readers have nothing mythological about them.

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Contents

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  1. AUTHOR’S PREFACE4 min
  2. Chapter I. THE THREE PRESENTS OF D’ARTAGNAN THE ELDER27 min
  3. Chapter II. THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TRÉVILLE18 min
  4. Chapter III. THE AUDIENCE20 min
  5. Chapter IV. THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS14 min
  6. Chapter V. THE KING’S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL’S GUARDS17 min
  7. Chapter VI. HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII.32 min
  8. Chapter VII. THE INTERIOR OF THE MUSKETEERS16 min
  9. Chapter VIII. CONCERNING A COURT INTRIGUE13 min
  10. Chapter IX. D’ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELF12 min
  11. Chapter X. A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY16 min
  12. Chapter XI. IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS28 min
  13. Chapter XII. GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM15 min
  14. Chapter XIII. MONSIEUR BONACIEUX14 min
  15. Chapter XIV. THE MAN OF MEUNG15 min
  16. Chapter XV. MEN OF THE ROBE AND MEN OF THE SWORD13 min
  17. Chapter XVI. IN WHICH M. SÉGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL19 min
  18. Chapter XVII. BONACIEUX AT HOME21 min
  19. Chapter XVIII. LOVER AND HUSBAND10 min
  20. Chapter XIX. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN13 min
  21. Chapter XX. THE JOURNEY18 min
  22. Chapter XXI. THE COUNTESS DE WINTER16 min
  23. Chapter XXII. THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON12 min
  24. Chapter XXIII. THE RENDEZVOUS17 min
  25. Chapter XXIV. THE PAVILION17 min
  26. Chapter XXV. PORTHOS31 min
  27. Chapter XXVI. ARAMIS AND HIS THESIS26 min
  28. Chapter XXVII. THE WIFE OF ATHOS31 min
  29. Chapter XXVIII. THE RETURN22 min
  30. Chapter XXIX. HUNTING FOR THE EQUIPMENTS14 min
  31. Chapter XXX. D’ARTAGNAN AND THE ENGLISHMAN13 min
  32. Chapter XXXI. ENGLISH AND FRENCH12 min
  33. Chapter XXXII. A PROCURATOR’S DINNER15 min
  34. Chapter XXXIII. SOUBRETTE AND MISTRESS15 min
  35. Chapter XXXIV. IN WHICH THE EQUIPMENT OF ARAMIS AND PORTHOS IS TREATED OF13 min
  36. Chapter XXXV. A GASCON A MATCH FOR CUPID12 min
  37. Chapter XXXVI. DREAM OF VENGEANCE11 min
  38. Chapter XXXVII. MILADY’S SECRET11 min
  39. Chapter XXXVIII. HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMODING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT14 min
  40. Chapter XXXIX. A VISION14 min
  41. Chapter XL. A TERRIBLE VISION13 min
  42. Chapter XLI. THE SIEGE OF LA ROCHELLE21 min
  43. Chapter XLII. THE ANJOU WINE12 min
  44. Chapter XLIII. THE SIGN OF THE RED DOVECOT13 min
  45. Chapter XLIV. THE UTILITY OF STOVEPIPES13 min
  46. Chapter XLV. A CONJUGAL SCENE10 min
  47. Chapter XLVI. THE BASTION SAINT-GERVAIS11 min
  48. Chapter XLVII. THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS25 min
  49. Chapter XLVIII. A FAMILY AFFAIR23 min
  50. Chapter XLIX. FATALITY13 min
  51. Chapter L. CHAT BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTER13 min
  52. Chapter LI. OFFICER18 min
  53. Chapter LII. CAPTIVITY: THE FIRST DAY12 min
  54. Chapter LIII. CAPTIVITY: THE SECOND DAY12 min
  55. Chapter LIV. CAPTIVITY: THE THIRD DAY15 min
  56. Chapter LV. CAPTIVITY: THE FOURTH DAY14 min
  57. Chapter LVI. CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAY25 min
  58. Chapter LVII. MEANS FOR CLASSICAL TRAGEDY11 min
  59. Chapter LVIII. ESCAPE13 min
  60. Chapter LIX. WHAT TOOK PLACE AT PORTSMOUTH AUGUST 23, 162817 min
  61. Chapter LX. IN FRANCE9 min
  62. Chapter LXI. THE CARMELITE CONVENT AT BÉTHUNE20 min
  63. Chapter LXII. TWO VARIETIES OF DEMONS7 min
  64. Chapter LXIII. THE DROP OF WATER21 min
  65. Chapter LXIV. THE MAN IN THE RED CLOAK10 min
  66. Chapter LXV. TRIAL12 min
  67. Chapter LXVI. EXECUTION7 min
  68. Chapter LXVII. CONCLUSION14 min
  69. EPILOGUE3 min

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