Oxford World's Classics Twenty Years After, (Paperback)

from ladycato

Sure, some of the plot happenstances are awfully convenient and the big villain is one-note, but this remains a well-read classic for a reason. Twenty Years After is a highly-enjoyable read that goes along at a fast clip, even with my copy near 700 pages in length. As I am age 40, I appreciated s...

from Juva

A charming story of friendship, adventure, intrigue and war. The book resumes the plot of the first novel twenty years after its completion. Despite his heroic deeds in the name of the queen and his solemn secrecy concerning matters of state, D'Artagnan is still a poor soldier and all but forgott...

from Clurb

The sequel to The Three Musketeers doesn't have quite such an exciting plot and lags a bit in places. But, saying that, there's a prison break, civil war, the execution of a king, explosions, midnight flights, murder, politics, love and humour. No, this isn't as good as The Three Musketeers, but ...

from lkernagh

Not quite as good as The Three Musketeers but still a worthy read. Age and experience has tempered some of D'Artagnan's youthful exuberance and zeal, but not any of his passion to see a mission through. His friends - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - are best described by D'Artagnan: "Athos, for genero...

from statmonkey

This book is often a forgotten entry in the Dumas oeuvre and that is really unfortunate. It is more than just a typical sequel, it takes place long after the original 3 Musketeers and then brilliantly back fills and recaps many events of the first novel without dragging down the new story. The pl...