The Three Musketeers

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 23 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Mixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while plotting to advance his own power. Bursting with swirling swordplay, swooning romance, and unforgettable figures---including the seductively beautiful but deadly femme fatale, Milady, and D'Artagnan's equally beautiful love, Madame Bonacieux--- The Three Musketeers continues, after a century and a half of continuous publication, to define the genre of swashbuckling romance and historical adventure.

©1923 Public Domain (P)2008 Tantor

a classic spoken by a deep clear eloquent narrator

classic well written story. I admit a few times I felt it was a bit wordy, but the pace would catch up and it was worth it. The narrator was perfect.

well read and great classical story

so enjoyed listening to this book as read by a wonderful narrator
highly recommend this to those of all ages who enjoy good adventure

a great romantic tale of military life and friends

Dumas created a charming universe where high ideals are easy to follow and common courtesy iz the triviality of the commoner. The narrator does a decent job of givng each charater a distinct voicebut I would sometimes say things differently than he did

As if you didn’t already know...

This is a classic for a reason! I’m embarrassed it took me this long to “read” such a famous tale, but it was completely amazing. I loved it!

A classic that lives up to the hype

The Three Musketeers has been renowned for ages yet I always got the sense that it was a cheesy kids' book. I was very wrong.
The book is set in an interesting time period in France and has a great set of characters. It has everything you could want.

The story itself is wonderful, but it is brought to the next level by John Lee's excellent narration. I've been a fan of his for years and he exceeds himself in this book. 10/10 would highly recommend.

Great story

The story of the musketeers is one that everyone must read at some point throughout their life. The reading of this is not what I would call amazing or up to modern day standards, I would love an audio version that has a cast and all characters are easily identifiable by voice.

Splendid

I gave this a listen after The Count of Monte Cristo from the same narrator, and scratched the Dumas itch quite well.

Dumas

I have been a fan of Alexandre Dumas for quite a while. I've read most of his works and now I'm enjoying listening to them.

A wonderful, exciting read!

I began this book thinking it would be similar to the movie Man in the Iron Mask. Although the visual faces of the 4 friends remained in my mind, this book was exceedingly better! So glad I chose to read The Three Musketeers!

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What did you love best about The Three Musketeers?

It's a classic, what's not to love?

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Three Musketeers?

The whole book was memorable. In today's society, it's easy to get lost in the language but don't let that stop you. The fight between Dartanian and the three Muskateers near the beginning was my favorite part. Especially seeing as they bonded so closely after that.

Which character – as performed by John Lee – was your favorite?

Dartanian was my favorite. He was a proud man with a good heart and fierce loyalties.

Any additional comments?

Do yourself a favor and stick with this book. Once it grabs you, you'll be hooked. If you get confused with a particular section, go back and listen again.