{"product_id":"the-three-musketeers-paperback-15","title":"The Three Musketeers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWill Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnfailingly exciting and a complete joy to read, this new translation brings Dumas's original to buoyant life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour men--the young Gascon D'Artagnan and the legendary musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis--are ready to sacrifice everything, from their purses to their lives, for the common good. Propelled by the wicked machinations of Cardinal Richelieu and the magnetic Milady de Winter, the devoted friends adventure across seas and over rooftops, from masked balls to a medieval prison, to defend the honor of the Queen and the life of the King. Dashing, knockabout, romantic, violent, tongue-in-cheek, chilling, and tragic, \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful piece of storytelling. Will Hobson's translation gives the dialogue the same charge that it has in the French, to make it as funny, vivacious, and immediate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e (1802-1870) was a French playwright, historian, and prolific novelist, penning a string of successful books including \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years After\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have been translated into 100 different languages and inspired more than 200 films. \u003cb\u003eWill Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e is a critic and translator whose translations include the Goncourt Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Battle\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrick Rambaud, \u003ci\u003eMarilyn's Last Sessions\u003c\/i\u003e by Michel Schneider, and\u003ci\u003e Being Arab\u003c\/i\u003e by Samir Kassir, which won the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 730\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734080950335,"sku":"9780099583165","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/173418722ed2daa781780beff479f269.webp?v=1765138585","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-three-musketeers-paperback-15","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}