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Three Musketeers, Version 2

D’Artagnan, son of a poor Gascon aristocrat, travels to Paris to seek his fortune. His family connections enable him to obtain a position in a Guard regiment. His provincial ingenuousness and his hot-headed sense of honor earn him three duels in as many hours. Thankfully, his preparation with the sword is sufficient to recommend himself to his Musketeer antagonists, and they – Athos, Porthos, and Aramis – become his fast friends.

But fate also crosses D’Artagnan’s path with some dangerous people who become his opponents: a mysterious “man from Meung” and a woman who styles herself Milady, who has formidable seduction skills and a heart that is mean and violent. Fate also inserts D’Artagnan and his Musketeer friends squarely in the middle of a love triangle of heroic proportions – between Anne of Austria (the Queen of France), George Villiers (the Duke of Buckingham, France’s enemy), and the great spymaster, his Eminence the Cardinal Richelieu. Both of these gentlemen can command the armed forces of their respective countries to battle simply for the pleasure of beating the other. And the Musketeers must serve and risk life and limb at the siege of La Rochelle, a place where the Duke and the Cardinal have chosen to match wills.

In this age it was common for young cavaliers to live off the gifts of rich mistresses, and the four friends are certainly, it seems, bereft otherwise, although all are respectably employed as guardsmen to the King himself. Their love connections weave a further web about them which often seems to sidetrack their duty to King and country.

It takes all the efforts of the four to fend off the lethal consequences of mixing in the affairs of their betters and the slings and arrows (not to mention the musket and cannon balls!) of their outrageous fortunes. (Mark F. Smith)

Year of Publication: 1844Genres: Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 26 hours 40 minutes 10 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Author's Preface Mark F. Smith	5:39
2	The Three Presents of D'Artagnan the Elder Mark F. Smith	38:45
3	The Antechamber of M. de Treville Mark F. Smith	27:42
4	The Audience Mark F. Smith	29:55
5	The Shoulder, The Baldric, and The Handkerchief Mark F. Smith	19:35
6	The King's Musketeers and The Cardinal's Guards Mark F. Smith	25:10
7	His Majesty King Louis XIII Mark F. Smith	47:54
8	The Interior of the Musketeers Mark F. Smith	22:30
9	Concerning a Court Intrigue Mark F. Smith	19:52
10	D'Artagnan Shows Himself Mark F. Smith	18:33
11	A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century Mark F. Smith	22:18
12	In Which the Plot Thickens Mark F. Smith	41:22
13	George Villiers - Duke of Buckingham Mark F. Smith	21:20
14	Monsieur Bonacieux Mark F. Smith	21:21
15	The Man of Meung Mark F. Smith	23:27
16	Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword Mark F. Smith	19:44
17	In Which M. de Segurier, Keeper of the Seals, Looks More Than Once for the Bell Mark F. Smith	29:03
18	Bonacieux at Home Mark F. Smith	31:50
19	Lover and Husband Mark F. Smith	15:31
20	Plan of Campaign Mark F. Smith	19:16
21	The Journey Mark F. Smith	25:42
22	The Countess de Winter Mark F. Smith	22:53
23	The Ballet of La Merlaison Mark F. Smith	17:14
24	The Rendezvous Mark F. Smith	25:29
25	The Pavilion Mark F. Smith	24:47
26	Porthos Mark F. Smith	44:33
27	Aramis and His Thesis Mark F. Smith	40:26
28	The Wife of Athos Mark F. Smith	47:30
29	The Return Mark F. Smith	32:12
30	Hunting for the Equipments Mark F. Smith	21:08
31	D'Artagnan and the Englishman Mark F. Smith	17:44
32	English and French Mark F. Smith	17:48
33	A Procurator's Dinner Mark F. Smith	23:13
34	Mistress and Soubrette Mark F. Smith	22:00
35	In Which the Equipment of Porthos and Aramis Is Treated Of Mark F. Smith	20:18
36	A Gascon a Match for Cupid Mark F. Smith	17:28
37	Dream of Vengeance Mark F. Smith	17:03
38	Milady's Secret Mark F. Smith	16:18
39	How, Without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment Mark F. Smith	21:04
40	A Vision Mark F. Smith	21:05
41	A Terrible Vision Mark F. Smith	18:58
42	The Siege of La Rochelle Mark F. Smith	30:03
43	The Anjou Wine Mark F. Smith	17:43
44	The Sign of the Red Dovecot Mark F. Smith	18:50
45	The Utility of Stovepipes Mark F. Smith	19:20
46	A Conjugal Visit Mark F. Smith	14:15
47	The Bastion Saint-Gervais Mark F. Smith	15:49
48	The Council of the Musketeers Mark F. Smith	37:47
49	A Family Affair Mark F. Smith	33:57
50	A Fatality Mark F. Smith	19:23
51	Chat Between a Brother and Sister Mark F. Smith	18:40
52	Officer Mark F. Smith	26:30
53	Captivity: The First Day Mark F. Smith	17:26
54	Captivity: The Second Day Mark F. Smith	18:03
55	Captivity: the Third Day Mark F. Smith	21:51
56	Captivity: The Fourth Day Mark F. Smith	21:36
57	Captivity: The Fifth Day Mark F. Smith	37:15
58	Means of Classical Tragedy Mark F. Smith	16:39
59	Escape Mark F. Smith	18:30
60	What Happened at Portsmouth Mark F. Smith	24:29
61	In France Mark F. Smith	12:49
62	The Carmelite Convent at Bethune Mark F. Smith	30:58
63	Two Varieties of Demons Mark F. Smith	11:07
64	The Drop of Water Mark F. Smith	32:27
65	The Man in the Red Cloak Mark F. Smith	13:34
66	Trial Mark F. Smith	19:05
67	Execution Mark F. Smith	11:14
68	Conclusion Mark F. Smith	21:06
69	Epilogue Mark F. Smith	4:04