The Three Musketeers (part 1)
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"The Three Musketeers" is one of the masterpieces of French 19th-century romantic writer Alexandre Dumas, and has been made into movies many times. The work describes the legendary life of a knight swordsman in the 17th century and creates a series of flesh-and-blood characters: d'Artagnan's heroic youth, Athos' steady sophistication, Porthos's boldness and recklessness, and Aramis' resourcefulness and graceful demeanor. They are all vividly drawn by the author's wonderful pen, ready to be drawn out. The work is based on the conflict between King Louis XIII of France and the powerful Cardinal Richelieu. It is interspersed with the overt and secret struggles among ministers and factions, and revolves around secret historical anecdotes in the palace, showing readers a magnificent picture of French society in the 18th century.
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