About the Author
Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterets, a small village in France. His grandfather was a nobleman, the Marquis de la Pailleterie, […]
The Three Musketeers
Setting
The story is set in 17th-century France. Dumas’s portrait of the time, which was already two centuries past when he wrote about it, is unquestionably […]
Themes and Characters
The Three Musketeers focuses on d’Artagnan, who is the hero of the book, and his three friends: the musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. D’Artagnan’s great […]
Literary Qualities
The Three Musketeers draws on the literary conventions of the three genres to which it belongs: the romantic, the Gothic, and the historical novel. As […]
Social Sensitivity
Because The Three Musketeers takes place in the 17th century and was written in the 1840s, the standards and customs of the society pictured differ […]
Topics for Discussion
1. The title of the book is The Three Musketeers, but the story seems to be mostly about d’Artagnan, who does not become a musketeer […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. How does d’Artagnan’s character change from the beginning of the novel to the end? What episodes reveal these changes? 2. At the beginning of […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Because of the huge success of The Three Musketeers, Dumas wrote two sequels to it. Both of them are set much later than the original […]