The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (English) Paperback Book

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It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. Meanwhile, D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos all undertake their own mysterious enterprises.The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de la Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation presents a key episode in the Musketeers saga, fully annotated and with an introduction that sets Dumas's saga in its historical and cultural context.

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It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while Aramis, with Porthos in tow, has a secret plan involving a masked prisonerand the fortification of the island of Belle-Ile. D'Artagnan finds a thread leading him to the French court, the banks of the Tyne, the beaches of Holland, and the dunes of Brittany.The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de la Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation is fully annotated, and an introduction sets Dumas's saga in its historical and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volumereflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-datebibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author Biography

David Coward is Reader in French at Leeds University. He has edited all our Dumas titles and is translator of Maupassant: A Day in the Country and Mademoiselle Fifi. He wrote the introduction to Laclos: Les Liasons dangereuses.

Review

`alternately melodramatic, sentimental, humorous, wordly, and almost always absorbing'The Irish Times

Long Description

It is May 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love, and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger, and soon he learns that his old comrades already have great projects in hand. Athos seeks the restoration of Charles II, while Aramis, with Porthos in tow, has a secret plan involving a masked prisonerand the fortification of the island of Belle-Ile. D'Artagnan finds a thread leading him to the French court, the banks of the Tyne, the beaches of Holland, and the dunes of Brittany.The Vicomte de Bragelonne opens an epic adventure which continues with Louise de la Valliere and reaches its climax in The Man in the Iron Mask. This new edition of the classic translation is fully annotated, and an introduction sets Dumas's saga in its historical and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volumereflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-datebibliographies for further study, and much more.

Review Text

`alternately melodramatic, sentimental, humorous, wordly, and almost always absorbing'The Irish Times

Review Quote

"Alternately melodramatic, sentimental, humorous, wordly, and almost always absorbing."--The Irish Times

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The only edition available

Details ISBN0199538476 Author David Coward Short Title VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE Pages 768 Language English ISBN-10 0199538476 ISBN-13 9780199538478 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by David Coward Birth 1900 UK Release Date 2009-01-29 NZ Release Date 2009-01-29 Death 1979 Affiliation Reader in French, University of Leeds Position Reader in French Qualifications RPh, BCPS Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford World's Classics Publication Date 2009-01-29 DEWEY 843.7 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-04-12 We've got this

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