Twenty Years After (Oxford World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199537267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 880 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Editor David Coward is a Reader in French at the University of Leeds. Alexandre Dumas was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world.
Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady, who wears the face of Evil.The only edition in print, David Coward sets both the author and his exciting tale in their historical and cultural contexts.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Twenty Years After (1845), the sequel to The Three Musketeers, is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Dumas brings his immorta
'All good fun.' Sunday Telegraph
The story is excellent but the ebook developed an error at the end Clay The story is excellent but the ebook developed an error at the end and I didn't get to finish it! Seriously frustrated! I want a refund by golly(it was a free download) I guess you get what you pay for.. I enjoyed it a lot da I enjoyed it a lot. It was an adventurous and romantic story. My daughter really liked the characters all but one, the player. Thanks for the available varieties of good reads.. As exciting as the original Three Musketeers Lots of intrigue and plot twists. This book, featuring the older Musketeers returns us to many of the characters from the original book and adds several more.