Deception and revenge are the themes of this historical tale of the Three Musketeers and their derring-do. This is not the movie version, but a more complex and astonishing fiction. Recent investigations into the truth of this story have remarkable theories on the real identity of the man in the mask. The charming prose of this very good translation suits an age where values are very different from our own. Dumas was hailed as a great and prolific writer in the 19th century.
