His name was Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, and he was a captain-lieutenant of the Musketeers of the Guard serving the king. The d’Artagnan that inspired Alexandre Dumas for his novel really existed. However, while this adventure is known to be a work of fiction, it is inspired by a true story. This thrilling novel is a mix of political and romantic intrigues that has been read and reread by generations of readers for many decades. Together, the four men opposed the Prime Minister, Cardinal de Richelieu and his agents, including the Comte de Rochefort and the beautiful and mysterious Milady de Winter, to save the honour of the Queen of France, Anne of Austria.
He soon became friends with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, loyal musketeers of King Louis XIII. The cloak and dagger novel tells the story of d’Artagnan, a young man from Gascony newly arrived in Paris to begin a career as a French musketeer. The story was originally published as a series in the Le Siècle newspaper in 1844, but due to its great success, the adventures of The Three Musketeers were published as one volume. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas has been among the great classics of French literature for nearly two centuries. Next The famous, true story of d’Artagnan, hero of The Three Musketeers
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