The Three Muskateers - abridged Author:Alexandre Dumas In the treacherous times of Louis XIII, when France was ravaged by plots and counterplots, men proved their fealty to the king- or to the dangerous Cardinal Richelieu- by feats of bravery and dashing swordplay. The Three Musketeers seethes with intrigue, dark suspicion and glittering romance in France's violent age of chivalry and brutal revenge.