The d'Artagnan Romances are six volumes that intertwine exciting events (real and fictionalized) from 17th-century Europe and the life of the most adored French musketeer of that period, Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan. Volume 1 introduces d’Artagnan as a young man, seeking to earn the glory of serving in the King’s Musketeers. While in pursuit of this aim, d’Artagnan befriends three musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, who aid him in adventures against their King’s adversary, the cunning Cardinal Richelieu. "One for all, and all for one!" - Summary by jvanstan
Chapters
1 Author's Preface 5 min 2 The Three Presents of d'Artagnan the Elder 41 min 3 The Antechamber of M. de Treville 26 min 4 The Audience 29 min 5 The Shoulder of Athos, the Baldric of Porthos and the Handkerchief of Aramis 19 min 6 The King's Musketeers and the Cardinal's Guards 25 min 7 His Majesty King Louis XIII 46 min 8 The Interior of the Musketeers 21 min 9 Concerning a Court Intrigue 21 min 10 D'Artagnan Shows Himself 20 min 11 A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century 22 min 12 In Which the Plot Thickens 41 min 13 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham 21 min 14 Monsieur Bonacieux 22 min 15 The Man of Meung 25 min 16 Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword 20 min 17 In which M. Seguier, Keeper of the Seals, Looks More than Once for the Bell 29 min 18 Bonacieux at Home 33 min 19 Lover and Husband 17 min 20 Plan of Campaign 20 min 21 The Journey 25 min 22 The Countess de Winter 22 min 23 The Ballet of La Merlaison 16 min 24 The Rendezvous 26 min 25 The Pavilion 24 min 26 Porthos 45 min 27 Aramis and His Thesis 41 min 28 The Wife of Athos 48 min 29 The Return 34 min 30 Hunting for the Equipments 20 min 31 D'Artagnan and the Englishman 17 min 32 English and French 17 min 33 A Procurator's Dinner 23 min 34 Soubrette and MIstress 21 min 35 In which the Equipment of Aramis and Porthose is Treated of 19 min 36 A Gascon, a Match for Cupid 17 min 37 Dream of Vengeance 17 min 38 Milady's Secret 16 min 39 How, without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment 22 min 40 A Vision 21 min 41 A Terrible Vision 19 min 42 The Seige of la Rochelle 27 min 43 The Anjou Wine 18 min 44 The Sign of the Red Dovecot 18 min 45 The Utility of Stovepipes 19 min 46 A Conjugal Scene 14 min 47 The Bastion Saint-Gervais 15 min 48 The Council of the Musketeers 37 min 49 A Family Affair 33 min 50 Fatality 18 min 51 Chat between Brother and Sister 19 min 52 Officer 26 min 53 Captivity: The First Day 18 min 54 Captivity: The Second Day 18 min 55 Captivity: The Third Day 23 min 56 Captivity: The Fourth Day 23 min 57 Captivity: The Fifth Day 36 min 58 Means for Classical Tragedy 17 min 59 Escape 20 min 60 What Took Place at Portsmouth August 23, 1628 26 min 61 In France 12 min 62 The Carmelite Convent at Bethune 32 min 63 Two Varieties of Demons 12 min 64 The Drop of Water 32 min 65 The Man in the Red Cloak 13 min 66 Trial 20 min 67 Execution 12 min 68 Conclusion 21 min 69 Epilogue 4 min
