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The Three Musketeers Audiobook

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Read By: John Lee Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 15.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 11.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781400176908

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

69

Longest Chapter Length:

42:40 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

03:18 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

20:28 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

44

Publisher Description

Mixing a bit of seventeenth-century French history with a great deal of invention, Alexandre Dumas tells the tale of young D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades, Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. Together they fight to foil the schemes of the brilliant, dangerous Cardinal Richelieu, who pretends to support the king while plotting to advance his own power. Bursting with swirling swordplay, swooning romance, and unforgettable figures—including the seductively beautiful but deadly femme fatale, Milady, and D'Artagnan's equally beautiful love, Madame Bonacieux—The Three Musketeers continues, after a century and a half of continuous publication, to define the genre of swashbuckling romance and historical adventure.

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"Of course, this is a wonderful classic, masterfully done. But you can get gushing reviews of classics all over the place. Let me tell you a few things that I didn't like about The Three Musketeers...[return][return]It is kind of a mistake in a way to judge past literature by current morales, but it is inevitable that we have some sort of reaction to what we read. In the case of the Three Musketeers, as you read, you really start to wonder if the heroes are really heroes and if they are any better than the 'villians.' For example, D'artagnan deceives and seduces the villianess, while professing love for two other women and blatantly using others. Are we really supposed to be on his side? If this were a modern novel, we might expect the hero of the novel to be questionable, or sometimes the main character is even really the ultimate villain in modern books. However, in this case, we are more or less supposed to love and support the main characters even though they are sleeping about, lying, murdering and drinking the whole way through. That unsettles me a bit.[return][return]Even so, it is definitely a great adventure tale. Lots of intrigue (maybe too much?) and swashbuckling good times with dashing characters.[return][return]A comment or two on the audiobook... the one I listened to was very well done with great voice acting by a single actor. I can't say that this is a great book to listen to though because it is so stinking long. I am a pretty fast reader and am relatively certain that I could have completed it much faster if I had read it myself. It is satisfying as an audiobook, but it is also about 23 hours long!"

— Toby (5 out of 5 stars)

The Three Musketeers Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4.290322580645161 out of 54.290322580645161 out of 54.290322580645161 out of 54.290322580645161 out of 54.290322580645161 out of 5 (4.29)
5 Stars: 16
4 Stars: 9
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Narration: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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Story: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A good narration of the classic Dumas novel. The story is both entertaining and a good close look at the historical period, society and customs - a nice balance of action/adventure, some romance and political intrigue set in the lavish setting of Louis XIII France. "

    — Mashamarx, 7/22/2023
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Colder68, 3/13/2023
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    — Edith Beers, 1/19/2023
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    " Dumas Davy de la Pallieteria aka Alexandre Dumas was a prolific writer and has written such classics as the Count of Monte Cristo and the book that I am reviewing, the Three Muskateers. His style is similar in each story, beautiful prose, belief in honor and chivalry, there is always a romantic interest and best best of all, revenge to the evil-doer. He never disappoints and is the rival of Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope. Great story. "

    — Chap, 4/21/2017
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Dumas is an excellent story teller. His characters are humorous and human. The characters include several women, one of who is an evil genius. She is moderately believable and her escapades are well developed. It is nice to see a woman portrayed as intelligent in a book of this era, even if she is evil incarnate. "

    — L, 1/31/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " So. Much. FUN. SO MUCH FUN. "

    — Alexa, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " You'd think it was more exciting throughout, but it's actually got quite a few boring parts. From movie adaptations I thought maybe you would like the muskateers, but they're all morally flawed. I give it three stars for literary merit and some excitement, but overall not as great as I thought it would be. Also, it's quite PG-13. "

    — Stacie, 1/15/2014
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    " D'Artagnan joins the musketeers at the risk of his own life. He pursues conspirators plotting against the life of the king and the leader of the musketeers. Falls in love, and saves her life in the process. "

    — J.smyth.pdx, 1/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Time to clear this off my currently reading shelf since I'm not. I was actually quite enjoying this story, but I just didn't have enough time to dedicate to this epic and it's not a book that should be read too slowly or it will start to really drag. I hope I return to this one someday. "

    — AmyLyn, 12/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I found that book long winded and boring. The films and cartoons are much more entertaining than the original story. I'm still happy I read it. "

    — François-Denis, 11/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " 5/5 A rollicking good read and I can't recommend this highly enough. It's full of plot holes and creaky old hokum, but it's SO enjoyable. I now have to seek out the four sequels (one of which is 'The Man in the Iron Mask') "

    — Phil, 10/24/2013

About Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French novelist and playwright, was one of the most famous and prolific French writers of the nineteenth century, producing some 250 books. He is best known for his historical novels The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, and he was among the first authors to fully exploit the possibilities of the serial novel. He is credited with revitalizing the historical novel in France. His riveting, fast-paced adventure tales that blend history and fiction have been adapted into nearly 200 films. His last unfinished last novel, The Last Cavalier,  lost to historians for 125 years, was completed in 2005 and quickly became a best seller.

About John Lee

John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.