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Loading... Twenty Years After (Oxford World's Classics) (original 1845; edition 1998)by Alexandre Dumas Pere (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I loved the Three Musketeers by Dumas so I thought I would enjoy this revisit just as well, however, it didn't have the same joie de vie that 3M had possibly because Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan weren't as together as they were in the original tale. Also it didn't seem fresh that their enemy turned out to be the son of Milady from the original. It was a fun read, just not as much as the Three Musketeers. Changing my previous rating of 3 stars. It took me a little while to warm up to this sequel to "The Three Musketeers" but it was worth perservering! Once again, our 4 friends have become embroiled in court politics, this time involving Richelieu's successor Cardinal Mazarin. I had a little trouble identifying all the people as some of the historical characters were unknown to me yet were presented with little or no explanation. Thank goodness for the internet! Also a little puzzled about Porthos -- I don't remember him being such a strong man (he is almost a Hercules or incredible Hulk in this book!).
If you only know “The Three Musketeers” you owe yourself the pleasure of spending some happy evenings with “Twenty Years After.” Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan may be older and their hair starting to gray, but they’ve lost none of their romance and grandeur. Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesAmstelboeken (32-33) Everyman's Library (175) Le livre de poche (0736) Project Gutenberg EBook (1259, 13952, 47946) — 2 more Is contained inContainsHas the adaptationInspired
Two decades have passed since the famous swordsmen triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady in The Three Musketeers. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is the titanic struggle with the son of Milady who wears the face of evil. No library descriptions found. |
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All in all, I was pleased by this sequel. It's a worthy continuation of The Three Musketeers, quite entertaining and full of swashbuckling derring-do. ( )