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Twenty Years After

  • 540 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 1845
  • 268 editions
  • Free to read

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1 About this book

Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. 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, and in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold.

The quartet of musketeers come 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.

Good for readers who want: adventure, a classic, and a long read.

  • Adventure
  • Classics
  • Historical fiction
  • Swordsmen
  • France

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3 About Alexandre Dumas

1802–1870

Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.

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