When young d'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he is challenged to a duel with not one but three of the King's finest Musketeers. Athos, Porthos and Aramis become his trusted friends as he tries to prove himself worthy of becoming a fourth Musketeer, but his loyalty to his new allies leads him along a deadly path of murder, conspiracy and lies...

This translation first published 1952. This abridged edition first published by Puffin Books 1986.