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First published in 1845, the sequel to "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After" is slightly slower but is still an interesting read. It does repeat the success-formula of "The Three Musketeers" and maybe is less compelling, but the characters show more depth and have now really got older.
The year is now 1648, twenty years since the close of the last story. Louis XIII has died, as has Cardinal Richelieu, and while the crown of France may sit upon the head of Anne of Austria as Regent for the young Louis XIV, the real power resides with the Cardinal Mazarin, her secret husband. D'Artagnan is now a lieutenant of musketeers, and his three friends have retired to private life.
Trouble is stirring in both France and England. Cromwell menaces the institution of royalty itself while marching against Charles I, and at home the Fronde is threatening to tear France apart. D'Artagnan brings his friends out of retirement to save the threatened English monarch...
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GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction, Romance
Length28 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 25, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1 - The Shade of Cardinal Richelieu.
2Chapter 2 - A Nightly Patrol.
3Chapter 3 - Dead Animosities.
4Chapter 4 - Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
5Chapter 5 - The Gascon and the Italian.
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6Chapter 6 - D'Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.
7Chapter 7 - Touches upon the Strange Effects a Half-pistole may have upon a Beadle and a Chorister.
8Chapter 8 - How D'Artagnan, on going to a Distance to discover Aramis, discovers his old Friend on Horseback behind his own Planchet.
9Chapter 9 - The Abbe D'Herblay.
10Chapter 10 - Monsieur Porthos du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds.
11Chapter 11 - How D'Artagnan, in discovering the Retreat of Porthos, perceives that Wealth does not necessarily produce Happiness.
12Chapter 12 - In which it is shown that if Porthos was discontented with his Condition, Mousqueton was completely satisfied with his.
13Chapter 13 - Two Angelic Faces.
14Chapter 14 - The Castle of Bragelonne.
15Chapter 15 - Athos as a Diplomatist.
16Chapter 16 - The Duc de Beaufort.
17Chapter 17 - Describes how the Duc de Beaufort amused his Leisure Hours in the Donjon of Vincennes.
18Chapter 18 - Grimaud begins his Functions.
19Chapter 19 - In which the Contents of the Pates made by the Successor of Father Marteau are described.
20Chapter 20 - One of Marie Michon's Adventures.
21Chapter 21 - The Abbe Scarron.
22Chapter 22 - Saint Denis.
23Chapter 23 - One of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufort.
24Chapter 24 - The timely Arrival of D'Artagnan in Paris.
25Chapter 25 - An Adventure on the High Road.
26Chapter 26 - The Rencontre.
27Chapter 27 - The four old Friends prepare to meet again.
28Chapter 28 - The Place Royale.
29Chapter 29 - The Ferry across the Oise.
30Chapter 30 - Skirmishing.
31Chapter 31 - The Monk.
32Chapter 32 - The Absolution.
33Chapter 33 - Grimaud Speaks.
34Chapter 34 - On the Eve of Battle.
35Chapter 35 - A Dinner in the Old Style.
36Chapter 36 - A Letter from Charles the First.
37Chapter 37 - Cromwell's Letter.
38Chapter 38 - Henrietta Maria and Mazarin.
39Chapter 39 - How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
40Chapter 40 - Uncle and Nephew.
41Chapter 41 - Paternal Affection.
42Chapter 42 - Another Queen in Want of Help.
43Chapter 43 - In which it is proved that first Impulses are oftentimes the best.
44Chapter 44 - Te Deum for the Victory of Lens.
45Chapter 45 - The Beggar of St. Eustache.
46Chapter 46 - The Tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherie.
47Chapter 47 - The Riot.
48Chapter 48 - The Riot becomes a Revolution.
49Chapter 49 - Misfortune refreshes the Memory.
50Chapter 50 - The Interview.