The Three Musketeers

Alexander Dumas was one of the most popular French authors of the 19th century. This prolific author succeeded in gaining a great reputation first as a dramatist and then as a historical novelist, especially for such works namely The Three Musketeers. He also wrote several memoirs, which recount the events of his life and also provide an insight into French literary life during the period. Though he continued to write plays, his main interest was the creation of an exciting story set against background of history. The Three Musketeers is a a romance about four heroes in the age of Cardinal Richelieu; “Twenty Years After”; The Count of Monte Cristo; Ten Years Later and “The Black Tulip”.