Twenty Years After (Wordsworth Classics)

I thought that "The Three Musketeers" was a great book but this might be better!

The Three Musketeers sequel did not disappoint! For sure Hollywood came nowhere near giving Monsieur d'Artagnan the credit of bravery, cunning, and glory Dumas had written. If you liked The Musketeer movies (and BBC TV show), you'll love the original stories--including this sequel, which hasn't been rewritten by Hollywood. 😉

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I read The Three Musketeers and loved it. This book really dragged for me at the first though. I read the first chapter or two, let it sit a day or so, then went back and read it again. Had I not found The Three Musketeers so delightful I might not have continued with this book. I did though, and it picked up about halfway through. By that time I found myself looking for moments I could grab the book and read some more. I enjoyed the rest of the book and went on to read The Man in the Iron Mask. I did not realize that there are actually two books in between this one and the last one, so if you want to read the series do try to get all five. This is a trilogy, but the third book is split up into three, the last of which is The Man in the Iron Mask. I still enjoyed the three books I read, and immediately read The Count of Monte Cristo afterwards. It was even better!

A beginning of a collection on my favorite writer.

Messr. Dumas is one of my favorite authors, despite writing popular or pulp fiction in his day. His sense of heroics and depth of characters is timeless, which is why his novels, especially those involving the Musketeers, have been translated time and time again into movies and television programs. Language in his books will vary based on translations from French, but all in all, the vigor, largely historical context and wonderfully alive people make his books a pleasure as well as an education to read. For readers who are used to extremely linear storytelling, Dumas' writing can be a bit odd - he establishes his characters, then trails off on supporting characters, leaving his heroes behind for chapters at a time. He ties it all together in the end, so if you're accustomed to more typically structured novels, give him time - you'll get there in the end.

I love d'Artagnan and how he relates to his friends and life.This is a wonderful continuation of the Three Musketeers as more mature men, but still very much themselves. I thoroughly enjoyed it and this was the second time I read it. Dumas writes dialogue so well. The dialogue between d'Artagnan and the queen toward the end of the book is exceptional as are various dialogues as the 3 friends adjust to the changes they experience in each other. This is an exciting romp through a specific time in history.

This is the least read of the three Musketeers books but every bit as good as the first book. Ok maybe not as good but pretty dam close and definitely better than The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later which I loved! Look if you liked The Three Musketeers you will like this book.

The second in The Musketeers trilogy and another barnstorming book from Dumas. Just great; story and characters. Recommended after the first part - The Three Musketeers.

Dumas' adventure novels are such good reads! In my opinion, the Three Musketeers is beyond comparison for an adventure book, but its sequel Twenty Years After comes close.

excellent

I love it......................!

A simply splendid book, of course, the first sequel to The Three Musketeers. Amongst other things, the Musketeers are asked by the French wife of Charles I of England to save him from execution by Cromwell and co. Of course they don't manage it as that'd change history, but they have a good try.As in all the later books, Aramis is very much a guiding force, and often against d'Artagnan. Aramis has schemes for the future, not just for his own advancement but at the same time to benefit society. Unfortunately d'Artagnan is the servant of the rather objectionable young Louis XIV and in this book his mother Anne of Austria and the Cardinal Mazarin. They send a message to Cromwell. The other musketeers are out to save Cromwell's enemy the King.