The Three Musketeers online megavideo

The Three Musketeers, published in 1844-1845, is typical of the works of Dumas: silly heroes who fight and love always, fast-paced narrative and dialogue entertaining. In its romantic theme, the book is typical of his time, which is not typical is that it has survived and is still entertaining and accessible to modern readers.

The novel was adapted for the screen sixty spin-offs and has sold millions of copies in hundreds of languages ​​around the world. Despite the fact that it is very long and is full of improbable events, characters larger than life and exaggerated dialogue or because of these properties, it is a fast, exciting read, and still feel fresh and entertaining, despite the long time elapsed since it was written.

The Three Musketeers online megavideo

The story is taken from a series of original historical sources, including The Memoirs of M. d'Artagnan the Courtils Sandraz an amorous intrigues and Policies of the Heart of France, memories of the events of the time where the novel takes place. Collaborator of Dumas, Auguste Maquet, brought him an approximate scenario for a book set during the reign of King Louis XIII and with the king, Queen Anne, Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham. This scenario, taken from events in the original sources, has been developed by Dumas to be the Three Musketeers. According to records kept by the library of Marseille, Dumas checked Memoirs of M. d'Artagnan, and never returned. Because the works of Dumas have become so popular for a long time, it was not considered a "serious" writer. But in recent years, more attention is given to him because his work laid the foundation for the bourgeois drama, when he brought history alive for a large segment of the population that would otherwise have no interest in it, and when he created a new kind of love story.