The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas originally published The Three Musketeers in serials appearing one chapter at a time in the Parisian newspaper Le Siècle from March 14 1844 to July 1 1844. The serial form was a popular way for newspaper publishers to boost readership. Dumas’s story of four young heroes battling for glory and women was even more popular when it was written than it is today. This book has reached canonical status: it has been continuously in print ever since its release cementing its reputation as a well-loved swashbuckling adventure novel. Although Dumas inserts history into The Three Musketeers it’s his own particular version of history. Suggesting that the Duke of Buckingham went to war for the love of Queen Anne or that John Felton assassinated the Duke for love of Milady is a bit farfetched. Even though it’s not always historically accurate Dumas’s version sure does make for great fiction.