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d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 1: The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later

Volume 3 of The d'Artagnan Romances is divided into three parts. The first begins in 1660, ten years after Volume 2, with d’Artagnan as Lieutenant of the King’s Musketeers. In this post, he is very near to achieving his dream (becoming Captain) and even nearer to his King, being young Louis XIV’s personal guard. Seeing first-hand how powerless the child King was, d’Artagnan resigns his illustrious, but dull, post to turn his sharp wit and sword toward another ambitious aim: restoration of the English monarchy. To the joy of France, Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum that pulls at the ill-fated ambitions of the rich and powerful, Nicolas Fouquet. To combat Fouquet’s ambitions and wrench the nation back from the brink of bankruptcy, young Louis XIV takes the Cardinal’s dying advice and leagues with the economic and sociopolitical reformist, Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Unfortunately, “The Inseparables” again find each other on different sides of the power struggle: Aramis and Porthos with Fouquet, but d’Artagnan and Athos with the King and Colbert. As d’Artagnan advises King Louis XIV, “The reign of Mazarin is over, but that of the financiers is begun. They have the money; your majesty will not often see much of it. To live under the paw of these hungry wolves is hard.” - Summary by jvanstan

Year of Publication: 1860Genres: War & Military Fiction , Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers , Historical Fiction , Action & Adventure Fiction

Running Time: 31 hours 29 minutes 59 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Letter John Van Stan	19:55
2	The Messenger John Van Stan	17:01
3	The Interview John Van Stan	17:35
4	Father and Son John Van Stan	12:35
5	In which Something will be said of Cropoli—of Cropoli and of a Great Unknown Painter John Van Stan	13:50
6	The Unkown John Van Stan	14:50
7	Parry John Van Stan	14:20
8	What his Majesty King Louis XIV. was at the Age of Twenty-Two John Van Stan	25:25
9	In which the Unknown of the Hostelry of Les Medicis loses his Incognito John Van Stan	26:55
10	The Arithmetic of M. de Mazarin John Van Stan	20:50
11	Mazarin's Policy John Van Stan	23:45
12	The King and the Lieutenant John Van Stan	11:35
13	Mary de Mancini John Van Stan	13:55
14	In which the King and the Lieutenant each give Proofs of Memory John Van Stan	24:10
15	The Proscribed John Van Stan	13:50
16	"Remember!" John Van Stan	26:45
17	In which Aramis is sought and only Bazin is found John Van Stan	21:15
18	In which D'Artagnan seeks Porthose and only finds Mousqueton John Van Stan	20:06
19	What D'Artagnan went to Paris for John Van Stan	11:30
20	Of the Society which was formed in the Rue des Lombards, at the Sign of the Pilon d'Or John Van Stan	25:35
21	In which D'Artagnan prepares to travel for the Firm of Planchet and Company John Van Stan	18:50
22	D'Artagnan travels for the House of Planchet and Company John Van Stan	15:55
23	In which the Author, very unwillingly, is forced to write a Little History John Van Stan	29:50
24	The Treasure John Van Stan	18:05
25	The March John Van Stan	20:36
26	Heart and Mind John Van Stan	25:25
27	The Next Day John Van Stan	16:45
28	Smuggling John Van Stan	16:30
29	In which D'Artagnan begins to fear he has placed his Money and that of Planchet in the Sinking Fund John Van Stan	19:30
30	The Shares of Planchet and Company rise again to Par John Van Stan	14:50
31	Monk reveals himself John Van Stan	10:10
32	Athos and D'Artagnan meet once more at the Hostelry of the Corne du Cerf John Van Stan	32:00
33	The Audience John Van Stan	18:03
34	Of the Embarrassment of Riches John Van Stan	13:50
35	On the Canal John Van Stan	20:00
36	How D'Artagnan drew, as a Fairy would have done, a Country-seat from a Deal Box John Van Stan	22:00
37	How D'Artagnan regulated the "Assets" of the Company before he established its "Liabilities" John Van Stan	16:10
38	In which it is seen that the French Grocer had already been established in the Seventeenth Century John Van Stan	15:55
39	Mazarin's Gaming Party John Van Stan	10:25
40	An Affair of State John Van Stan	12:40
41	The Recital John Van Stan	13:30
42	In which Mazarin becomes Prodigal John Van Stan	10:30
43	Guendaud John Van Stan	10:20
44	Colbert John Van Stan	12:10
45	Confession of a Man of Wealth John Van Stan	13:55
46	The Donation John Van Stan	13:10
47	How Anne of Austria gave one Piece of Advice to Louis XIV., and how M. Fouquet gave him another John Van Stan	21:10
48	Agony John Van Stan	23:54
49	The First Appearance of Colbert John Van Stan	18:30
50	The First Day of the Royalty of Louis XIV John Van Stan	11:00
51	A Passion John Van Stan	16:15
52	D'Artagnan's Lesson John Van Stan	17:10
53	The King John Van Stan	44:00
54	The Houses of M. Fouquet John Van Stan	29:05
55	The Abbe Fouquet John Van Stan	18:30
56	M. de la Fontaine's Wine John Van Stan	9:40
57	The Gallery of Saint-Mande John Van Stan	12:35
58	Epicureans John Van Stan	11:40
59	A Quarter of an Hour's Delay John Van Stan	15:45
60	Plan of Battle John Van Stan	12:15
61	The Cabaret of the Image-de-Notre-Dame John Van Stan	19:00
62	Vive Colbert! John Van Stan	15:05
63	How M. D'Eymeris' Diamond passed into the Hands of M. D'Artagnan John Van Stan	20:30
64	Of the Notable Difference D'Artagnan finds between M. the Intendant and M. the Superintendant John Van Stan	18:50
65	Philosophy of the Heart and Mind John Van Stan	9:05
66	The Journey John Van Stan	13:30
67	How D'Artagnan became acquainted with a Poet, who had turned Printer for the sake of printing his own Verses John Van Stan	20:30
68	D'Artagnan continues his Investigations John Van Stan	20:15
69	In which the Reader, no doubt, will be as astonished as D'Artagnan was to meet an Old Acquaintance John Van Stan	16:00
70	Wherein the Ideas of D'Artagnan, at first strangely clouded, begin to clear up a little John Van Stan	19:50
71	A Procession at Vannes John Van Stan	17:40
72	The Grandeur of the Bishop of Vannes John Van Stan	25:50
73	In which Porthos begins to be sorry for having come with D'Artagnan John Van Stan	28:10
74	In which D'Artagnan makes all Speed, Porthos snores, and Aramis counsels John Van Stan	16:40
75	In which M. Fouquet acts John Van Stan	22:30
76	In which D'Artagnan finished by at length placing his Hand upon his Captains Commission John Van Stan	18:20
77	A Lover and his Mistress John Van Stan	15:10
78	In which we at length see the true Heroine of this History appear John Van Stan	19:50
79	Malicorne and Manicamp John Van Stan	12:00
80	Manicamp and Malicorne John Van Stan	17:05
81	The Courtyard of the Hotel Grammont John Van Stan	20:00
82	The Portrait of Madame John Van Stan	17:30
83	Havre John Van Stan	12:40
84	At Sea John Van Stan	15:25
85	The Tents John Van Stan	23:00
86	Night John Van Stan	12:00
87	From Havre to Paris John Van Stan	20:51
88	An Account of what the Chevalier de Lorraine thought of Madame John Van Stan	20:15
89	A Surprise for Madame de Montalais John Van Stan	21:10
90	The Consent of Athos John Van Stan	11:20
91	Monsieur becomes jealous of the Duke of Buckingham John Van Stan	21:46
92	Forever! John Van Stan	15:40
93	King Louis XIV. does not think Mademoiselle de la Valliere either rich enough or pretty enough John Van Stan	16:40
94	Sword-thrusts in the Water John Van Stan	20:40
95	Sword-thrusts in the Water (concluded) John Van Stan	19:00
96	Baisemeaux de Montlezun John Van Stan	21:00
97	The King's Card-table John Van Stan	23:02
98	M. Baisemeaux de Montlezun's Accounts John Van Stan	26:40
99	The Breakfast at M. de Baisemeaux's John Van Stan	16:30
100	The Second Floor of la Bertaudiere John Van Stan	21:50
101	The Two Friends John Van Stan	19:10
102	Madame de Belliere's Plate John Van Stan	13:50
103	The Dowry John Van Stan	17:40
104	Le Terrain de Dieu John Van Stan	18:00