The Three Musketeers Paperback – 1 January 2013

Master of Swashbuckling Heroic Novels; Very Popular Character D'Artanan and his three Musketeers - Athos, Aramis, Porthos....and Milady...One of my most favourite novels.Translated by Richard Pevear (with her wife Larissa Volokhonsky) - A very known names in translators community.....It surely captures the essence of Dumas...

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Another brilliant book by Alexander Dumas... Must read

This is one of the best edition, the text size is bigger and the price is reasonable. As for the translation it is very good. The translator's name is left unmentioned & I tried to search for the translator but couldn't find him. My only cavil is that there's no footnotes to elucidate the historical backgrounds & its corresponding significance. Other than that, Thumbs up!About Dumas & his writings, I think mere words cannot explain his brilliance. Though i can guarantee you that this is one of best book ever written. So read it for yourself & feel its essence.My heartfelt gratitude to Finger Print publishers for publishing this magnum opus.

Printing is good but the paper quality is very meagre so the book may not be preserved for a long period.

I generally prefer the penguin black classics over others because of the extra content that is given and the reasonable price. The book arrived in pretty neat condition and opens like butter. The only downside to these editions is that the cover chips away and the spine cracks after just one read no matter how matter how carefully you handle them. Not good for display. If you are someone who want to buy as a collectable then go for other éditons or publications

This is a superb or stupid book, depending on your point of view.Dumas père was writing 200 years ago about "events" 150 years before that. As if that wasn't enough it was translated into English, and bowdlerised, smack bang in the Victorian era.So expect anachronisms and political correctness on every page. In addition expect longeurs, when the writer goes into seemingly irrelevant reveries.But...If you can get past that you will find a rip-roaring, whip-cracking, highly misogynistic (alas), page-turning classic. Possibly the most fun classic novel, bar Pride and Prejudice, it has ever been my pleasure to read.

This certainly the unabridged and real translation of the original classic novel. If anybody wishes to enjoy the original novel its a must read.