A headstrong young Gascon named D'Artagnan arrives in Paris dreaming of joining the King's Musketeers — and instead finds himself dueling, then befriending, the three finest swordsmen in France: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Together the four are drawn into a web of court intrigue, forbidden love, and the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu and the seductive, dangerous Milady de Winter. First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling classic remains the definitive tale of loyalty, honor, and adventure at the court of Louis XIII.