This historical romance, perhaps the greatest cloak-and-sword story ever written, relates the adventures of four fictional swashbuckling heroes who loyally served the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
When the dashing young dтАЩArtagnan arrives in Paris from Gascony, he becomes embroiled in three duels with the musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. But when he proves himself by fighting with, not against, the three Musketeers, they form a quick and lasting friendship. The daring escapades of the four pit them against the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu, and the quintessential wicked woman, Lady de Winter.
Alexandre DumasтАЩs swashbuckling epic has embroidered upon history a colorful world of swordplay, intrigue, and romance.
Alexandre Dumas (1802тАУ1870), French novelist and playwright, was one of the most famous and prolific French writers of the nineteenth century, producing some 250 books. He is best known for his historical novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, and he was among the first authors to fully exploit the possibilities of the serial novel. He is credited with revitalizing the historical novel in France. His works are riveting, fast-paced adventure tales that blend history and fiction.
Simon Vance is the critically acclaimed narrator of approximately 400 audiobooks, winner of 27 AudioFile Earphones Awards, and a 12-time Audie Award-winner. He won an Audie in 2006 in the category of Science Fiction and was named the 2011 Best Voice in Biography and History and in 2010 Best Voice in Fiction by AudioFile magazine. Vance has been a narrator for the past 25 years, and also worked for many years as a BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London. Some of his best-selling and most praised audiobook performances include Stieg LarssonтАЩs The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hilary MantelтАЩs Bring Up the Bodies (an Audie award-winner), Ian FlemingтАЩs Casino Royale, Oscar WildeтАЩs The Picture of Dorian Gray, Patrick OтАЩBrianтАЩs Master and Commander series (all 21 titles), the new productions of Frank HerbertтАЩs original Dune series, and Rob GiffordтАЩs China Road (an AudioFile 2007 Book of the Year). Vance lives near San Francisco with his wife and two sons.