Project Gutenberg 1998-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 41476 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Maquet, Auguste 1813 1888 Vingt ans après. English Twenty years after Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Years_After An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "Twenty Years After" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. It serves as the sequel to "The Three Musketeers" and continues the adventurous saga of D'Artagnan and his friends—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. This installment delves into their lives twenty years after the original tale, exploring themes of friendship, loyalty, and political intrigue against the backdrop of a tumultuous France. At the start of "Twenty Years After," the reader is introduced to the political discontent in France following the death of Cardinal Richelieu. Cardinal Mazarin, his successor, finds himself in troubling times marked by public outrage against the government. The opening scene is set in the Palais Royal where Mazarin contemplates his precarious position amidst rising unrest. We witness D’Artagnan, now older but no less courageous, as he prepares to navigate this new political landscape. The narrative unveils immediate tensions as D’Artagnan is called to assist Mazarin, and we see hints of past friendships and alliances which will come into play as tensions rise. This opening part lays the groundwork for an epic blend of action, political maneuvering, and the enduring camaraderie of the central characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction PQ Text Adventure Historical Fiction Movie Books Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1594620 2025-08-01T09:05:35.407289 text/html 1589723 2025-05-20T15:09:43 text/html 747959 2025-08-01T09:05:57.388165 application/epub+zip 751328 2025-08-01T09:05:39.454213 application/epub+zip 738408 2025-08-01T09:05:37.719283 application/epub+zip 1202125 2025-08-01T09:06:10.462058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1142918 2025-08-01T09:05:56.208194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1099088 2022-09-01T10:10:31.389627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1474924 2025-08-01T09:05:32.532256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1455172 2025-05-20T15:09:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18824 2025-08-01T09:06:10.640059 application/rdf+xml 14095 2025-08-01T09:05:38.313220 image/jpeg 3372 2025-08-01T09:05:38.018227 image/jpeg 617779 2025-08-01T09:05:35.521259 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia