Ten years have passed, but honor never fades. The legendary musketeers return in Alexandre Dumas' magnificent conclusion to the D'Artagnan saga. At the glittering court of the young Sun King, Louis XIV, old friendships are tested and new intrigues unfold. D'Artagnan has risen in the ranks, serving his king with unwavering loyalty, while Athos has retired to his estates to raise his beloved ward, Raoul—the Vicomte de Bragelonne. But when love, betrayal, and political machinations threaten to tear apart everything they hold dear, the four friends must reunite one final time. From the corridors of Versailles to the mysterious prisoner hidden behind an iron mask, from passionate romances to deadly duels, this sweeping epic weaves together the personal and the political in Dumas' signature style. As the age of the musketeers draws to a close, each man must confront his destiny and discover what it truly means to live—and die—with honor. The final adventure of literature's most beloved heroes awaits. All for one, and one for all—forever. "A masterpiece of historical adventure that captures both the grandeur and tragedy of an age."
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This note regards Alexandre Dumas, père, the father of Alexandre Dumas, fils (son). For the son, see Alexandre Dumas fils. Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father", akin to Senior in English), born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 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. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were serialized. Dumas also wrote plays and magazine articles, and was a prolific correspondent. Dumas was of Haitian descent and mixed-race. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) to Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a French nobleman, and Marie-Cessette Dumas, a black slave. At age 14 Thomas-Alexandre was taken by his father to France, where he was educated in a military academy and entered the military for what became an illustrious career. Dumas' father's aristocratic rank helped young Alexandre Dumas acquire work with Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, then as a writer, finding early success. He became one of the leading authors of the French Romantic Movement, in Paris. Excerpted from Wikipedia.
