- D'Artagnan- His Majesty's musketeer, Gascon nobleman. Hot-tempered, fearless, cunning. Destroys the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu and Lady Winter.
- Athos- Musketeer of the Royal Guard, Comte de La Fère. He is laconic, noble, his past has its own secrets that he does not tell anyone.
- Porthos- Musketeer, Comte du Vallon. Heroic build, loves to brag, kind.
- Aramis- musketeer, Chevalier d'Herblier. Melancholic, dreams of becoming an abbot, has feminine beauty. Has a lady of his heart in the person of Madame de Chevreuse.
Other heroes
- Cardinal Richelieu — main enemy musketeers. Smart, cunning, firm in his decisions. Respects D'Artagnan and his friends for their courage and honor.
- Milady- she is Lady Winter, the cardinal’s main assistant. An insidious, resourceful woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. As it turns out later, Athos's wife.
- King Louis XIII- ruler of France, in the book he is shown as a weak-willed monarch who depended on the cardinal. But historical documents do not confirm this. Passionate music lover.
- Queen Anne of Austria- wife of Louis, lover of the Duke of Buckingham.
- Duke of Buckingham- English politician.
- Constance Bonacieux- the haberdasher's wife, D'Artagnan's lover. A kind, sweet woman, poisoned by Milady.
- Count Rochefort- Richelieu's faithful assistant.
In April 1625, a young man came to the city of Meng, his appearance causing ridicule from ordinary residents. But the young man did not pay attention to the ridicule of the common people. But he has a clash with a certain noble gentleman dressed in black. People come to the aid of the unknown man, and when D'Artagnan woke up, the stranger disappeared, as did his father's letter of recommendation intended for Monsieur de Treville, captain of the royal guard of musketeers.
Duel with musketeers and skirmish with the cardinal's guards
His Majesty's Musketeers are the pride of the guard, people without fear or reproach, so they are forgiven for their reckless antics. At that moment, while the young Gascon was waiting to be received by the captain of the musketeers, de Treville scolded his favorites - Athos, Porthos and Aramis for allowing themselves to be caught by the cardinal's men.
De Treville reacted favorably to the young man; during the conversation, D'Artagnan sees that gentleman in black. He rushes after him, hitting three friends along the way, and receives a challenge from them to a duel. The Gascon lets the unknown go and arrives at the meeting place at the appointed time.
But everything changes with the appearance of Cardinal Richelieu’s guards. During the duel, D'Artagnan reveals himself as a clever and brave young man. This earns the respect of the musketeers and they accept him into their company.
Rescue of Constance Bonacieux
Cardinal Richelieu complains to King Louis about the behavior of the musketeers. The king was impressed by the Gascon's behavior. D'Artagnan rents an apartment from the haberdasher Bonacieux. The owner of the apartment turns to the young man, about whose courage and recklessness rumors have already spread. His wife was kidnapped.
Madame Bonacieux was a chambermaid to Queen Anne of Austria, against whom conspiracies were made. Knowing about Constance’s closeness to her mistress, the kidnappers hoped that she would be able to tell where the Duke of Buckingham, the queen’s lover, was in Paris. But after his wife, Bonacieux himself is kidnapped. One night, the Gascon hears the sound of a fight in the house, and he rescues Constance, who managed to escape and fell into a trap set by the cardinal's men.
D'Artagnan hides the young woman with Athos and monitors all her movements. One day he sees his beloved talking to a man dressed in a musketeer's cloak. The Gascon mistakes him for Athos and cannot believe that his friend could betray him. It turns out that this is the Duke of Buckingham, whom Constance is helping to arrange a date with the queen.
Madame Bonacieux initiates the Gascon into the queen's heartfelt secrets. The musketeer promises to protect Constance and Anne of Austria. This becomes their declaration of love.
Queen's Diamond Pendants
It was necessary to return the diamond pendants given by the august lady to her beloved Duke of Buckingham. Richelieu, having learned about the gift, wants to convict the queen of this and invites the king to organize a ball at which Anna of Austria would wear these pendants. The Cardinal knows that the Duke has left the country, so the Queen will not be able to collect her gift.
Richelieu sends his faithful assistant Lady Winter to England to steal two pendants from Buckingham. Even if the queen is able to return the gift, there will be only 10 pendants instead of 12. According to the cardinal’s insidious plan, the king will still find out everything about his wife. D'Artagnan is tasked with going to England and returning the pendants.
The insidious woman manages to fulfill Richelieu's instructions. But time is on the side of the brave Gascon: he manages to pick up the pendants. The London jeweler managed to a short time make two missing decorations. D'Artagnan managed to thwart the cardinal's plans. The queen was saved, the daredevil was promoted to musketeer, and Constance falls in love with the brave savior. The Cardinal instructs Lady Winter to keep an eye on the daring Gascon.
Milady's Secret
The insidious lady begins to simultaneously plot and seduce D'Artagnan and tries to seduce the Comte de Wardes. This is the same gentleman who met the Gascon upon his arrival, sent to help the woman. Cathy, Lady Winter's maid, fascinated by the musketeer, shows him the letters her mistress wrote to the man.
Under cover of night, the young man comes to Milady. She does not recognize him and takes him for a count; as proof of her feelings, the woman gives him a diamond ring. D'Artagnan presents his adventure as a joke. Seeing the gift, Athos recognizes the decoration. He tells his friends his story. This is the family ring that the Count de La Fère gave to his wife, who turned out to be not at all what he thought she was. By the brand, Athos realized that Milady was a criminal, this discovery broke his heart. Soon D'Artagnan finds confirmation of his friend's words - a brand in the form of a lily.
The Gascon instantly becomes Lady Winter's enemy. During a duel with Lord Winter, he only disarms him, and then they reconcile. All the plans of the cunning woman were upset: she was unable to take possession of the Winters’ fortune, she was unable to push D’Artagnan and the Comte de Wardes into conflict.
To Milady's wounded pride is added the Cardinal's offended ambition. He invited the brave musketeer to come over to his side. But the Gascon refused, thereby having another enemy in Richelieu.
Hostilities between England and France
Taking leave from the captain, the musketeer friends go to La Rochelle, a port city. For the British it is a kind of “passage” to France. Cardinal Richelieu wanted to close the city to the British. For him, the victory over England also had personal meaning: in this way he could take revenge on the Duke of Buckingham, who was lucky enough to receive the queen's favor. The Duke wanted to return to France triumphant. The British besieged Saint-Martin and Fort La Pré, while the French besieged La Rochelle.
While at the scene of hostilities, D'Artagnan thinks about what happened to him during the time he spent in Paris. He met his love, Constance, but did not know where she was. He was given the title of musketeer, but after that Cardinal Richelieu became his enemy. Of course, during this time many different adventures happened to him, but the Gascon became the object of Milady’s hatred. D'Artagnan was patronized by the queen, but this was weak protection. The only thing he had that was valuable was a diamond ring, but it was also overshadowed by the memories of Athos.
Conspiracy of the Cardinal and Lady Winter
Friends happened to accompany Richelieu during his walk around the outskirts of La Rochelle. At the tavern, Athos overhears a conversation between the cardinal and a lady, whom he recognizes as Milady. He instructs her to go to London to negotiate with Buckingham.
But the meeting itself was not entirely diplomatic: the cardinal decided to give the duke an ultimatum. If he nevertheless decided to take a drastic step in relation to France, then Richelieu promised to make public documents compromising the queen. If he was stubborn, a woman should have intervened in the matter, who could persuade some religious fanatic to take the fatal step. This woman was to be Lady Winter.
Death of the Duke of Buckingham
Friends manage to get to London and warn about the plot of the Duke and Lord Winter. The Lord was able to find Milady and arrest her. Guarded dangerous woman Officer Felton, a Puritan by religion. Lady Winter played the role of a very religious Puritan woman. She slandered Buckingham and tells Felton about how she has to suffer for her faith.
Felton believed Milady and helps her escape. He asks a captain he knows to accompany her to Paris, and he himself goes to the Duke to fulfill Richelieu’s plan. He kills Buckingham with a dagger. Lady Winter manages to find refuge in a Carmelite monastery, where she meets Constance Bonacieux.
Retribution
Having learned that D'Artagnan was to arrive at the monastery, Milady poisoned his beloved, thus taking revenge on her sworn enemy and escaped. But she fails to escape far: the musketeers and Lord Winter overtake her. At night, Milady's trial takes place. She is accused of inciting Felton to kill Buckingham, poisoning Constance, and inciting D'Artagnan to kill de Wardes.
Once upon a time, her husband, Count de La Fère, having learned the truth about her, committed lynching by hanging her from a tree. But she was rescued, and she returned to her vile deeds under the name Lady Winter. She poisoned her husband and became rich, but it was not enough for her: she wanted another part of the inheritance belonging to Lord Winter. Having listed all her crimes, they bring the Lille executioner. It turns out that this is the brother of the priest she seduced, and this executioner branded her. Now he has fulfilled his duty by carrying out Milady's death sentence.
Return to Paris
The musketeers expected punishment from the cardinal. But Richelieu was actually afraid of his faithful assistant. And appreciating D'Artagnan's courage, he gave him a patent for the rank of lieutenant of musketeers. Porthos married a rich widow, and Aramis became an abbot. Only Athos still served under D'Artagnan until 1631. and retired, receiving an inheritance.
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Today is Defender of the Fatherland Day and I will take my cotton patriotic photo album from the dusty shelf.
This is what I looked like in the fall of 1988, before being drafted into the orderly ranks of the Soviet Army 
We, conscripts, were invited to the military registration and enlistment office and were given instructions on how to appear at the conscription point. In particular, you need to have a short, but not bald, haircut. Those who came bald as a billiard ball were threatened submarine fleet and three years of service. As a result, inspired by the instructions we received, we friends got together and cut each other’s hair, saving on the cost of a hairdresser. And the funds thus freed were spent on beer. 
This is what happened in the end. By the way, behind my back you can see the light switch I designed. It has a designer green backlight, using a seamless indicator from the factory, and double switching on of one lamp - at full intensity and at half power, using a D226 diode and a smoothing capacitor. 
And this is already in the army, more than a year served. I'm in the middle, to the left and right are my army colleagues. One is from Siberia, the other is from Western Ukraine. 
As you can see, I was no stranger to culture - while on leave I once even went to the Oktyabrsky KZ. I just don’t remember at all what for. The photo was taken on color slide film, which was a fucking luxury at that time. 
The tendency to stay away from the authorities and closer to the place of cooking, or better yet, to lead this process, appeared in me back in those years. IN in this case We secretly cook the chicken stolen from the neighboring part on a blowtorch with a special nozzle. A Ukrainian stole it; no one could have done it better than him - he had extensive practice in the village of turning off the heads of chickens. The recipe and cooking were already behind me. As I remember now, it was something like chakhokhbili. 
During my years of service, I also visited Boryspil and Fergana, but I don’t have scanned photos on my computer.
To all men and women who wore and are wearing shoulder straps for the glory of our Motherland - happy Defender of the Fatherland Day, hurray!
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Sometimes, when you open a book, you hope to see one thing, but in the end you find much more. You understand how much depth, how many details are present in the work, what a variety of characters and emotions. Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers is considered a classic of historical adventure literature; it was filmed a large number of once. And although it is recommended to be read by schoolchildren, an adult will be able to see much more in it. Moreover, emotions will not always be positive, because the writer speaks not only about virtues, but also about vices. Of course, much can be justified by the fact that at the time described this was the way of life of the entire society. This book is about courage and cowardice, it is about love and loyalty and at the same time about hatred and betrayal. There is a place for both romance and cold calculation.
The book tells the fascinating story of the adventures of d'Artagnan and his three musketeer friends. Main character– Gascon noble origin who decides to leave native home and go to the capital to become a musketeer. He is full of hope, but on the way he gets into a fight and his letter of recommendation is stolen. Upon arrival in the capital, d'Artagnan learns that he cannot be immediately accepted into the musketeers, and then further insults three musketeer friends who challenge him to a duel. By the will of fate, they subsequently become friends, and then their unforgettable adventures begin, full of dangers, intrigues, drinking, communication with beautiful women and high-ranking persons. Will d'Artagnan be able to fulfill his dream as a result?
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Plot
The story told by Dumas focuses on the adventures of d'Artagnan and his friends between 1628 and 1628.
A young, poor Gascon nobleman Charles d'Artagnan(which means “from Artagnan”) left home in April 1625 and went to Paris, hoping for a place in the musketeer regiment. On the road, in Menge (fr. Meung-sur-Loire), he got into a fight with Count Rochefort, a close associate of Cardinal Richelieu, and he stole his letter of recommendation. According to the existing rules, the captain of the royal musketeers, de Treville, could not give d’Artagnan a place in his regiment until he had demonstrated his valor or had served in another branch of the army for two years, and sent him to the Desessart guards regiment.
Due to a series of accidents, on the same day d’Artagnan insulted three experienced musketeers one after another - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - and received challenges from all three to a duel. But the duel was interrupted by the appearance of the cardinal's guards, who wanted to arrest the four for violating the decree banning duels. D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers defeated a superior enemy and became friends. Cardinal Richelieu complained to the king about the antics of the musketeers, who scolded de Treville, but was secretly proud that such people served him.
D'Artagnan hired a servant named Planchet and stayed with the haberdasher Bonacieux and his wife Constance, with whom he soon fell in love. Constance was at court in the service of Queen Anne of Austria. The Queen gave the English minister Lord Buckingham, who was hopelessly in love with her, a dozen of her diamond pendants. The cardinal decided to compromise the queen: he persuaded King Louis XIII to throw a ball and invite Anna to appear at it wearing pendants. Meanwhile, the cardinal's agent, Milady, stole two pendants from Buckingham. At Constance's request, d'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers went to London to save the queen's honor. On the way, three musketeers were disabled by traps set by the cardinal; one d’Artagnan, having fought on the way to England with the cardinal’s envoy, Comte de Wardes, reached Buckingham and received pendants from him. The queen appeared at the ball wearing pendants, the cardinal was put to shame.
One day, noticing an unrestrained conversation between a lovely girl and an Englishman, D’Artagnan challenges the latter to a duel. In a duel, the musketeers defeated the British; Lord Winter, whom d'Artagnan spared, introduced him to a girl who turned out to be the widow of the lord's late older brother, Lady Clarik. D'Artagnan was inflamed with passion for her, but from her maid Kate he learned that Milady loved Comte de Wardes. By replacing the letters, d'Artagnan arouses in Milady hatred of de Ward, who allegedly rejected her. She decides to end de Wardes' life with the hands of d'Artagnan and spends the night with him. The shocked d'Artagnan notices a brand on her shoulder and remembers the story about Athos' wife.
The king began a siege of the rebellious fortress of La Rochelle, a Huguenot stronghold. The Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan, who has now also become a musketeer, show miracles of daring and heroism in the war. The Cardinal conceived the murder of Buckingham and for this purpose sent Milady to London. In this femme fatale, Athos recognized his ex-wife, Countess de La Fère, now a famous seductress and poisoner. The musketeers warned Lord Winter of the danger, so Milady was arrested as soon as she set foot on English soil. But then Milady managed to seduce Captain Felton, a pupil and subordinate of Lord Winter, so that he released her and stabbed Buckingham.
Milady returned to France and hid in the Carmelite monastery. As it turned out, d’Artagnan’s beloved, Constance, was hiding in the same monastery. Milady gained her confidence and tried to kidnap her. When four musketeers approached the monastery, Milady had to poison her, cherishing even greater revenge in her soul. The girl died in d'Artagnan's arms. The musketeers decided to put an end to the villainess. They tracked her down, captured her and sentenced her to death themselves. The executioner of Lille, whose brother’s life was also destroyed by my lady, carried out the sentence.
The musketeers expected severe punishment for their actions. But Richelieu, who secretly feared his companion, appreciated d’Artagnan’s potential and, as a sign of reconciliation, gave him a patent for the rank of lieutenant of musketeers. Immediately after the end of the campaign, Porthos married a rich widow, and Aramis became an abbot. Athos served under d'Artagnan for another 2 years and retired, receiving an inheritance.
History of creation
"The Three Musketeers" was originally published chapter by chapter in the newspaper Le Siècle from March to July. This is a traditional novel with a continuation, a feuilleton novel: the chapter ended at the very interesting place so that the reader looks forward to the continuation. Thus, the reader's perception of the book at that time was different from today, when the book is read in its entirety at once:
| For us, Constance died, my lady's head was cut off, Porthos married the prosecutor, Aramis cut his hair, Athos left the service and went to the province. Let's imagine what the first readers of The Three Musketeers thought when Athos pointed a gun at his ex-wife and... And we need to wait for the next feuilleton. How many of Monsieur and Madame longed for murder, and how many for the reconciliation of the spouses? And how many were dissatisfied with the fact that Athos only took away the open sheet from his wife? Vera Kamsha |
Since Dumas was paid line by line in the newspaper, he invented Grimaud - Athos's servant, who spoke exclusively in monosyllables. Thus, a line containing one word “yes” or “no” was paid in the same way as one full of thoughts. By the time Twenty Years Later was written, the publishers had decided to pay Dumas by the word, and Grimaud immediately became a little more talkative.
Initially, d’Artagnan’s name was in the manuscript - Nathaniel. The publishers didn’t like it and it was crossed out.
Dumas, who constantly used the work of literary blacks, worked on The Three Musketeers together with Auguste Macquet (1813-1886). The same author helped him when creating “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Black Tulip”, “The Queen’s Necklace”. Macke later sued and demanded that the 18 novels he co-wrote with Dumas be recognized as his own works. But the court recognized that his work was nothing more than preparatory.
Literary sources
In the preface to the book, Dumas wrote that the basis of the novel was certain memoirs found in the French National Library. It later turned out that this source of inspiration was “Memoirs of Monsieur d’Artagnan, Lieutenant-Commander of the First Company of the Royal Musketeers” ( Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi). True, the book was not written by d’Artagnan at all, but by a writer named Gasien de Courtille de Sandra ( Courtilz de Sandraz), who published it in Cologne () 27 years after the death of the musketeer. Dumas took this book from the Marseille Municipal Library... and forgot to return it, as evidenced by numerous letters of complaints addressed to the library and left unanswered.
History with pendants: La Rochefoucauld's "Memoirs" (1662, complete edition 1817) mentions how Countess Lucy Carlyle (daughter of Earl Henry of Northumberland) cut off the Duke of Buckingham's diamond pendants at a ball. Roederer's "Political and Gallant Intrigues of the French Court" was also used. Kidnapping of Constance taken from the Memoirs of Monsieur de La Porte, valet to Anne of Austria.
The “Memoirs” that Dumas talks about in the preface, as if he simply published them in the form of a book, were, according to him, written by the Comte de la Fere. That is, if we speak in the language of literary scholars, it is Athos who is the narrator in The Three Musketeers.
Prototypes of the main characters
The image of d'Artagnan was created by Dumas based on a real person:
- Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Count d'Artagnan(fr. Charles de Batz de Castelmore, comte d"Artagnan, 1613-1673) - Gascon and musketeer, who also died during the siege of Maastricht, like book hero. But he did not live in the era of Richelieu, but under Mazarin (he was not 18 years old, but only 13), was not a marshal and bore the title of count, while the character is less noble, although he became a marshal. The real d'Artagnan became a musketeer in, was a trusted man of Mazarin during the Fronde, participated in the arrest of Fouquet, and died in the Battle of Maastricht in 1673.
Aramis (illustration)
The pseudonyms of the three musketeers were formed by Dumas from the names of real-life personalities.
Interestingly, the narrative begins in April 1625; the siege of La Rochelle took place in 1627. During this period, the real d'Artagnan was less than 12 years old, and Porthos was 10. To introduce these events into the narrative, Dumas “aged” his characters.
Duke of Richelieu at the siege of La Rochelle
Characters
Main characters
- D'Artagnan(Mr. D'Artagnan son)
- Athos(Count de La Fère)
- Porthos(Baron du Vallon)
- Aramis(Chevalier d'Herblay)
Real historical figures
- King Louis the Just
- Queen Anne of Austria
- La Porte
- King Charles I
Fictional characters
- Milady. She is Anna de Bayle, she is Lady Clarik, she is Baroness Sheffield, she is Charlotte Buckson, she is Countess de La Fère, she is Countess Winter. The cardinal's spy.
- Count Rochefort. Devoted advisor to the cardinal. Probably has a real historical prototype (See Notes below).
- Constance Bonacieux. Wife of haberdasher Bonacieux and mistress of d'Artagnan. Milady was poisoned in the Carmelite monastery. (In the book, the name “Constance” is rarely called; her name became more often mentioned in film adaptations (in particular, in the Soviet one of 1978)).
- Planchet. Servant of d'Artagnan.
- Grimaud. Servant of Athos.
- Bazin. Servant of Aramis.
- Blunderbuss. Porthos' lackey.
- Katie. The girl seduced by d'Artagnan. Milady's maid.
- Mr. Bonacieux. Constance Bonacieux's husband, a tradesman.
Film adaptations
Many films have been made based on the book.
Sequels
The popularity of the novel led to the appearance of many literary works dedicated to his heroes.
- Georg Born. "Anne of Austria, or the Queen's Three Musketeers" (1872).
- Paul Mahalen (pseudonym of Emile Blondet). “Son of Porthos” (1883, under the name A. Dumas).
- Paul Mahalen. “Aramis’s Daughter” (1890, under the name A. Dumas).
- Paul Mahalen. "D'Artagnan" (1896).
- Evgeny Yevtushenko. "The End of the Musketeers" (1988).
- Roger Nimier. “D’Artagnan in Love, or Fifteen Years Later” (Russian translation 1993).
- Nikolai Kharin. "The Three Musketeers Again" (1993).
- Edouard Glissant. “Memoirs of Messire d’Artagnan” (Russian translation 1995).
- Alexander Bushkov. "D'Artagnan - Cardinal's Guard" (2002).
- Daniel Kluger. "The Musketeer" (2007).
Notes
Links
- Dumas. The Three Musketeers - text of the novel in Russian and French
- "Around the World": France. Paris of the Three Musketeers, France. In the footsteps of the three musketeers
- Nechaev S. Three d’Artagnan: Historical prototypes of the heroes of the novels “The Three Musketeers”, “Twenty Years Later” and “Viscount de Bragelonne” - M.: Astrel: ACT CORPUS, 2009. - 411 p.
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| Authors | Alexandre Dumas the father Gautier de Courtille de Sandra | ||||
| Novels | Three Musketeers (1844) Twenty Years Later (1845) The Vicomte de Bragelonne, or Ten Years After (1847) | ||||
| Characters | d'Artagnan Athos Porthos Aramis Count Rochefort Constance Bonacieux Milady Queen Anne of Austria King Louis XIII Cardinal Richelieu King Louis XIV Cardinal Mazarin Duke of Buckingham John Felton Captain De Treville Mordaunt Viscount Raoul de Bragelonne Louise Lavaliere De Tonnay-Charentes Planchet Grimaud Blunderbuss (Mouston) Bazin | ||||
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Undoubtedly, this is one of the most romantic and popular books published in the era of the USSR. And it’s hard to imagine a boy of the 1960s/80s who wouldn’t read it avidly. I just have to say that real times(around 1625) when this " romantic story“, - Dumas was romanticized, as they say, to the fullest... Which is quite understandable: after all, Dumas wrote “The Three Musketeers” as a clearly defined “commercial edition of the novel with a sequel,” which was initially published chapter by chapter in the newspaper “Le Siècle.” And according to the agreement, the fee for Dumas in the newspaper was line-by-line - even if the line contained only one word “Yes!” And the “reading public” was not thirsty for dry food. historical narrative, namely “romanticism” - and Dumas sought to meet all expectations!
Therefore, more than 200 years after the siege of the rebellious fortress of La Rochelle (and Dumas’s “source of inspiration” - “Memoirs of Monsieur d’Artagnan, Lieutenant-Commander of the First Company of the Royal Musketeers”, a book written by Gasien de Courtille de Sandra - was also written more than 50 years after this event) - Dumas could allow himself, “for the benefit of the cause,” to embellish the life of the Louvre and all of Paris of those times without restraint and to his heart’s content. Although, to be honest, I seriously doubt that Dumas clearly imagined this life. So the novel (and I’m not even talking about all its film adaptations) is as far from the truth from “historical France of the 20s of the 17th century” as the works of the authors of social realism about the “horrors of tsarism” are from real history.
The internal political confrontation described by Dumas also little corresponds to historical truth... Louis XIII and Anne of Austria were 24 years old in 1625, and Richelieu was 40 years old - therefore (including thanks to Dumas) the stereotype about “dictatorship” is still alive "Richelieu and the weak-willed king. But it was Richelieu who was an ardent supporter of strong royal power, and Louis eradicated conspiracies directed against Richelieu from the princes (including his brother, Gaston d'Orléans), the Queen Mother, the highest nobility and constantly supported his minister, who acted for the benefit of the king and France. By the way, in sociological surveys, Parisians most often call “The Great French” - Joan of Arc, de Gaulle and Richelieu, and only then Napoleon, considering him “after all a Corsican.”
Well, as for real life around 1625, the least evil of that time was dead flies in wine: by the way, it’s not for nothing that muskets in both Dumas and in the films drink bottled wine, not bottled wine. The sewer system in Paris at that time had a total length of just over 20 km. and for the contents of the “night vases” a drainage ditch was legally provided in the middle of each “big” street. Which (especially given the abundance of horsemen and carriages) did not at all decorate the streets, which (don’t believe the films) were by no means all sparkling with paving stones. Well, as for the premises of the Louvre, most of them “for hygiene purposes” were covered... with a layer of straw, which was changed only once a week, and the luxury of the royal palace (which we subconsciously imagine when reading the novel, again thanks to the films) appeared only about 50 years later, already under Louis XIV. And even then, after Louis XIV The Sun King moved the royal residence from the Louvre to Versailles.
So forgive me if I historical truth shattered some romantic illusions of life...
Rating: 9
What is the beauty of Dumas: he very rarely idealizes his heroes. Often the main actors his novels become people with dubious principles and aspirations: The Count of Monte Cristo, Joseph Balsamo, King Henry III... When Dumas writes in collaboration with Macke, the heroes turn out to be completely alive: with their own merits and demerits. And you love them just like that.
Athos is a depressed alcoholic who once hanged his sixteen-year-old wife and loves to kill Englishmen simply because they are English. Beats a servant.
Porthos is a glutton and a braggart, a dullard and a braggart. Thinks little, says a lot.
Aramis is a prude, a hypocrite, a womanizer.
D'Artagnan is a young choleric who uses his friends for his own benefit. He loves Constance - without failing to profit from Milady, periodically fucking her young maid Kat.
All together they are four thugs who commit drunken brawls and kill the cardinal’s guards in droves just because they are the cardinal’s guards.
Let's think: will such a foursome arouse our sympathy? A drunk, a moron, a womanizer and a cynic who shoots at police and interferes in world politics Is a smart and active prime minister enough? Will call. Only in one case - if they are all damn charming.
Dumas and Make tried their best. With Athos you taste the wine he drank. Together with Porthos, you boil up and rush headlong at innocent people (well, they looked at it wrong). Together with Aramis you are having fun in bed with a cute seamstress. Together with d'Artagnan, you build intrigues and plans... And most importantly, you believe in their absolute correctness. Then, of course, when you close the book, understanding puts everything in its place. But then you open it again - and, having taken a sip of wine from the bottle, you scream : “Death to the Cardinal’s guards!”
Rating: 10
The novel is the king of the genre. An ageless book, in relation to which the expression “read to death” is literal, and not just a catchphrase. A friend of childhood, a friend of youth - a friend for life. A work that has been read, is being read and will be read on all continents at all times and in all languages. Reference.
What a delightful style of the author, what brilliant literature! The lucky one who has not yet read the novel needs only to open the contents to be amazed by the chapter titles alone: “The Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century,” “Angevin Wine,” “On the Benefits of Chimneys,” “All Cats Are Gray at Night.”
The book is simply torn apart, dissolved into quotes:
“Athos was an optimist when it came to things, and a pessimist when it came to people”;
“Never does the future appear in such a rosy light as in those moments when you look at it through a glass of Chambertin”;
“The heart of the best of women is merciless towards the suffering of her rival”;
“A nobleman may accidentally reveal a secret, but a lackey will almost always sell it”;
“Try not to keep me waiting. At a quarter past twelve I'll cut off your ears as I go. “Great, I’ll be there at ten minutes to twelve!”;
“I am very sorry, sir, but I arrived first and will not pass second. “I’m very sorry, sir, but I arrived second, and will pass first”;
“I fight simply because I fight”;
“You did what you had to do, d'Artagnan, but perhaps you made a mistake”;
and of course, the famous - “My friend, for Athos this is too much, for the Count de La Fère, too little.”
A most fascinating plot, which almost immediately became a classic and subsequently gave rise to many imitations, borrowings and analogies. It still doesn’t seem in any way implausible, outdated or naive. Insanely brave adventures like breakfast on the Bastion of Saint-Gervais, intrigue powerful of the world This, love, my lady's cold rage, the ringing of swords and the aroma of Burgundy, duels, footmen in livery and the sound of pistols jingling in a purse make up such a burning, exciting, exciting series of adventures that the reader is physically unable to stop reading.
And magnificent, memorable heroes - this is finally a creation where no one has the right to call anyone else's image cardboard. Adventurer and warm heart d'Artagnan, Aramis - poet and cunning, generous and honest Porthos and melancholic Athos - nobleman in in the best sense this word, whose essence is honor and nobility. Milady Winter, Lady Clarik, Charlotte Buxton, Countess de La Fère - my God, you can’t look for such a villain. In this competition, she would give a head start to Marie de Medici herself. The character of the great Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, turned out to be more than reliable. This is the man about whom Athos later said: “the terrible minister, so terrible for his master, so hated by him, went to the grave and took away the king, whom he did not want to leave on earth without himself, out of fear, undoubtedly, that he would not destroyed the building he erected.” What about the main characters - look at the secondary ones. The Duke of Buckingham, who is written in such a way that you immediately understand that he is English, damn it. A trickster and devoted servant of Planchet. A haberdasher and a real bourgeois is the scoundrel Bonacieux. Servant de Treville. And the gloomy Grimaud, who knows how to remain silent so eloquently.
This novel is included in the list of “the one book that I am allowed to take on desert island”(the geeks grinned and thought about the handbook of edible plants and the first aid textbook, but I don’t go back on my words).
One for all and all for one, gentlemen!
Rating: 10
"The Three Musketeers" is one of those things that definitely needs to be re-read several times and always in at different ages. Each new reading reveals new aspects of this novel, and each time you perceive the events taking place in it and the actions of the characters differently. After childhood delight at the coolness of the main characters and their adventures, after excitingly following the intrigues and plot twists in their youth, you begin to take a closer look at those who are considered almost the standard of nobility - our Gascon and his three friends. And then you realize that not everything is so simple.
I will not write about the progressive role of Cardinal Richelieu in the unification of France and the actual work of the musketeers for the enemies of this unification; many have trampled on this topic, which, however, does not make their arguments less truthful. You can just take a closer look at the personal lives of the heroes, and be surprised to discover that they often commit actions that, to put it mildly, are completely unseemly, not only from our point of view, but also from the point of view of their contemporaries.
d'Artagnan. Having settled in Bonacieux's house, he is not going to pay him, believing that the despicable city dweller should generally be happy to receive such a noble guest.
He, being in the service of the French king, agrees to act as a courier on a very suspicious assignment to his main enemy. To be fair, I will say that all the intrigue on the cardinal’s part is not of a state, but of a personal nature, but d’Artagnan doesn’t know about it.
Inflamed with passion for my lady, and wanting to quickly achieve his goal, he seduces and uses her maid Katie, without thinking at all about her feelings. This, by the way, is due to his supposed love for Constance.
Well, the very penetration of Milady does not go through any gates at all; he gets there by deception, under the guise of Comte de Wardes. Moreover, he himself understands all the unseemlyness of his act, when the count’s son reproaches him for this, in his defense he can only mutter that he was young.
Athos. He loves his wife madly. But when he saw the mark on her shoulder during the hunt, he actually kills her, as I understand it was a miracle that she survived. Without allowing her to justify herself or explain anything. What if it's a mistake? What if she was convicted because of the dirty intrigues of the feudal lord who harassed her? What if there was no trial at all, and she was branded by her enemies? In fact, this is how it was, the Lille executioner branded her, so to speak, privately. It’s easy for us who know about her crimes to believe his words, but Athos doesn’t know about it.
Porthos. Everything here is generally fun. He sees the only way to succeed in life is to marry a rich widow much older than himself. Nowadays such people are called gigolos or gigolos and are condemned in polite society. But more than that, he begins to prepare for marriage with her while her husband is alive, looking forward to his death.
Aramis keeps a low profile in this novel, and we know little about his personal life. His character will be revealed in the sequels.
And all that remains is to be amazed at the talent of Dumas, who, using such unseemly material, created a masterpiece that will soon be read for two centuries.
10 of course.
Rating: 10
I have a lot of memories associated with this book, how times change, now it is in every bookstore and in several editions at once, but you don’t even have to go to the store, read it on the Internet. And I remember 1978, I was raving about this book, how I wanted to read it, and the library had an appointment for it almost a year in advance, but I waited several months, someone missed the turn. I remember how my hands shook when the librarian handed it to me, for me it was a treasure, because I knew that on its pages there was the clanking of swords, dizzying adventures, brave musketeers and their insidious enemies, the greatness of the French royal court, strong male friendship and passionate love. Now I have read this book several times, and on my bookshelves it is in several different editions and I, no, no, will pick it up and leaf through it.
Dumas is a great writer, “The Three Musketeers” is his great creation, I think that in a hundred and two hundred years, the same guys as I was will be reading this novel.
Rating: 10
So I decided to write my first review and it was not for nothing that I chose “The Three Musketeers”. In my early school years I didn’t like to read, but one day I don’t remember why, I decided to take up this work. And then something happened, from that moment to this day I love to read, but this book performed such a miracle. I have read The Three Musketeers several times since then and will read it again when nostalgia takes over. I can’t say anything bad about this work, and I can’t help but positive emotions, because it has everything, good and evil, loyalty and betrayal, friendship and enmity, life and death, love and hatred. The greatest work in the adventure genre.
Rating: 10
The King's Musketeers are something like the Life Guards of His Imperial Majesty. The elite of the army. But the appeal of the book is eternal times- is, of course, not determined by this.
Firstly, this is a magnificent example - one might say, a standard - of selfless male friendship, her, so to speak, literary ideal. "...One for all and all for one...". It's fiercely romantic. No one has yet “surpassed”, so to speak.
Secondly, this is an outstanding example of the implementation of a “man of action”. To break loose at the first word - like crazy, without a clear plan, without guarantees, on sheer enthusiasm, but with SUCH energy... You can’t help but like it. Everyone loves this, from unassuming teenagers to business sharks.
Thirdly - “hussar courtesy and ardor, hussar charm” - in matters of the heart, how could we do without it. Actually, this alone, in such and such a performance, is, as they say, more than enough...
Well, and - of course - bright, colorful types of heroes, this is generally beyond all praise.
In short, dear potential reader, if you haven’t joined yet, don’t think about it! MUST READ
Rating: 9
Lately I began to rethink many of the books that I read in childhood and adolescence, and the Three Musketeers did not escape a similar fate.
I won’t talk about historical accuracy, since this is still an adventure novel, let’s try to think about what is described in the book:
There seems to be a bad cardinal
There seems to be a good, albeit gullible, king
There seems to be a good queen
The good queen and king are helped by good musketeers, who try in every way to thwart the plans of the bad cardinal.
And now closer to reality:
A gullible king is an extremely bad ruler for the state; it simply cannot be worse.
The good queen gives the Duke of a HOSTILE (at least NOT FRIENDLY) state at that time her pendants, which implies that they were not just acquainted with the Duke....
So it turns out that the book is about 4 over-aged wizards (I’m talking about the musketeers, who by the way, judging by the description, if you look closely at the details, also don’t evoke sympathy) without a drop of brains, who in every way try to interfere and interfere with the ONLY person who is trying to save the country from disasters, yes yes I’m talking about Richelieu.
This is how things are, comrades....
Rating: no
It’s not the book that makes me want to cry, but the comments on this masterpiece of world literature. Until 1990, Alexander Dumas was the first of the first writers in the USSR, but then there were changes in moral, as well as sexual, and as a consequence of the whole collapse of the main thing, namely the complete breakdown of the spiritual orientation of the Russian. It’s just crazy to see that there are no comments on this book. In this wonderful book, the main central point is the slogan of the musketeers - ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE. Now I understand that Russian people no longer need it. Everyone is for himself, and everyone is against everyone. It's not offensive, but very, very scary.
Rating: 10
Yes, Dumas was not deprived of anything, but God did not lack imagination. Every now and then in the novel there are brilliant inventions (even, one might say, “gadgets”) that greatly decorate the plot, but do not fit into the logic of the narrative. “He is Dumas; he can." If the cardinal and the duke had not competed over the lady, but, as they should have, were engaged in politics... If d'Artagnan had not defeated Monsieur de Jussac (the best swordsman in Paris, by the way), having just arrived and still not having had time to recover from the wounds inflicted on him by Rochefort... If all four musketeers had not loved their queen so much, and had not forgiven her for her quarrelsome disposition, as well as her tendency to flirt with just anyone (but she is a _queen_, par bleu!.. Again- Still, she can!..) If Count de la Fère had not been so drunk on his wedding night, and managed to feel under his wife’s shirt _that _most fatal_ mark...
The book would probably have benefited much more from plot coherence and plausibility. But... it would be a completely different book. And it is unknown whether generations of readers would have loved her or not. (Well, a modern fan of adventure/science fiction will say the same about Moffat and Doctor Who).
Unfortunately, the second and third volumes were much worse. “The Viscount” is rarely republished... and, in my opinion, deservedly so. There is no longer the dashing musketeer enthusiasm, but there are sentiments *and of the worst kind - courageous Athos suffers after losing his son, and does not even try to somehow hide it from his friends, he almost sobs out loud; Mousqueton reacts in the same way to the loss of his beloved master. That is, of course, they could feel all this - but to bare their feelings in front of others?.. No, no. Our heroes have aged, what else can you say...*
But sequels are continuations, and “The Three Musketeers” will remain a book for all time. Even if it’s a “pop”, adventurous novel. Even if it is shallow, oversaturated with “action”... Despite everything, the novel is _good_ and this is a fact.
Rating: 8
One of those mysterious books that for some reason I couldn't read the first time. What’s strange is that she’s so wonderful! Orders and morals were unusual even for the author’s contemporaries, let alone for me, so sometimes I did not know how to evaluate certain actions. But overall I really liked everything.
D'Artagnan's comrades live as they want, not particularly striving for anything, they treat money lightly and are careful with friends. By the way, they are usually polite to their enemies, especially after their victory over them =) With one exception, but my lady is a woman , so it doesn’t count. And you involuntarily begin to think, why not live like that yourself?
Definitely a wonderful book. Particularly light and pleasant style of presentation.
Rating: 10
So much has been written about this novel that to add anything is simply to repeat someone’s words. One cannot raise one’s hand to scold him, because it is truly a masterpiece of world literature, which has long and firmly taken its place.
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write bad words it will just be noted, but I’m like this - against everyone. Glory to Herostratus.
But then I found one topic about which, if they wrote about it, it was only in passing. We all know the characters in the book; their names have already become household names. But there are also those about whom little is mentioned, but they pass and live literary life together with the main characters and sometimes the fate of the famous four depends on their actions. Of course you guessed it. Yes, I pay tribute to the memory of the servants: Planchet, Grimaud, Bazin, and Mousqueton. Those who are not noticeable, little known and not famous, but who help, and sometimes even save the main characters. Those who quietly carry out their duties, and sometimes share the fate of their masters. And sometimes it’s a shame that when watching the next film adaptation, they are simply thrown out of the scripts, impoverishing the plot of the book and depriving the audience of many scenes, sometimes comical, and sometimes tragic, associated with these characters.
Rating: 10
“One for all and all for one - this is now our motto...”
I have long dreamed of meeting this undoubtedly great French writer, and finally the chance came. After a thorough search of my grandmother's “archives,” I found what I was looking for. To my great surprise, I read The Three Musketeers in 3 days, all rolled into one. So, let's begin.
The first thing that immediately catches your eye is, of course, the historical France XVII century. Periodic duels, endless gatherings in taverns, a constant lack of money, the life and customs of Parisians, a vivid description of the heroes themselves, court intrigues, big politics and pure love- all this French flavor presents to our attention a bright and clear picture of what is happening. Meanwhile, France is divided into two camps: in one, the king rules and the musketeers dominate, and in the other, Cardinal Richelieu rules with his guards. This opposition occupies one of the main places in the novel and undoubtedly maintains intrigue until its end.
Secondly, heroes. Four friends, four faithful comrades - Athos, Porthos, Aramis and, of course, d'Artagnan. Each has its own principles, each has its own unique character. D'Artagnan is an intelligent, brave, cunning and irresistible hero who came from Gascony to Paris in in search of fame and a brilliant career. He is ready to challenge the whole world and punish anyone who insults him. Porthos appears to us as a narrow-minded and boastful man, but nevertheless, Aramis is very popular with women - courageous, noble, but at the same time a little. -slightly sweet and even hypocritical. Athos, who puts honor above everything else, “ beautiful body and soul,” but reserved and taciturn. They complement each other perfectly and represent an unbreakable partnership.
Thirdly, the plot. Not only is the novel written in an easy and in clear language, he also constantly keeps the reader in suspense. It would seem a standard beginning: a young ambitious man comes to Big City make a career, in this case a musketeer. Finds loyal friends and gradually, in small steps, moves towards achieving his goal. But distinguishing feature This novel is an abundance of events. D'Artagnan and his friends will take part in the investigation, "walk" to England for a "gift" to the queen, take part in the siege of the fortress, as well as in the defense of the bastion, and boast of love affairs. By the way, the romantic side is another plus of the novel. The abundance of feelings that permeate the novel, the abundance of thoughts of the characters make the writer a master of his craft.
Ridan, May 3, 2019The main characters of the book, if you think about it, are very dishonest people. They constantly engage in drunken brawls, kill people on far-fetched pretexts, and beat up servants (who, by the way, regularly risk their lives for them). But Dumas himself says that you can’t judge heroes historical works according to modern moral standards. They are who they are, the best representatives of the old nobility, still strong but already becoming obsolete. Arrogantly proud, desperately brave, ruthless in satisfying their momentary whims.
The book is about the era, and let Dumas lie pretty much in historical facts, the spirit of the time was perfectly conveyed. A book about friendship, for the sake of which one gets involved in the craziest troubles without asking why it is necessary. A book about adventures.
A must read, at least to get acquainted with the classics of world literature. The main thing is not to discard modern ideas about good and evil for long, and you will feel the taste of Burgundy (by the way, the cheapest wine, they took it to get a cheap and quick drink), hear the neighing of horses and feel the hilt of a sword in your hand.
Rating: 10