The Three Musketeers (novel)

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires in French) is a novel written by Alexander Dumas, Père and Auguste Maquet and serialized in the newspaper Le Siècle in 1844, from March 14th to July 1st. [1]

History

At some point during their TimeDance, Brooklyn and Katana encountered three Musketeers, perhaps those that will later inspire the novel. ("New Rules")

In 1997, Elisa Maza compared the Trio to the novel's three Musketeers, noting how, when she first met them in 1994, they were always joined at the wingtip. ("A Little Crazy")

Real World Background

Alexander Dumas and Auguste Maquet based their 1844 work on Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras's Mémoires de M. d'Artagnan, the 1700 fictionalized account on the life of historical Captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, Charles de Batz de Castelmore (also known as Count d'Artagnan), who served under King Louis XIV. While Maquet researched and drafted the plot for each chapter, Dumas completed the story, adding dialogue prior to its serialized publication. [2]

Much like Gargoyles, the novel includes many characters who were historical figures. Not just d'Artagnan, but also King Louis XIII and his advisor, Cardinal Richelieu.

Dumas and Maquet later wrote the sequels Twenty Years After (Vingt Ans Après) and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix Ans plus Tard) which were published in serialized form in 1845 and 1847-1850, respectively. Dumas later wrote the libretto for the story's adaptation as an opera, but the manuscript was lost in a fire during the 1870 Siege of Paris. [3]

William Barrow first translated the novel into English in 1846. [4] It has been adapted multiple times for the stage and screen in the centuries since.

See Also

• Les Trois Mousquetaires on Project Gutenberg
• The Three Musketeers on Project Gutenberg (English translation)
• The Three Musketeers (novel) at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia