“The Three Musketeers“ by Alexandre Dumas - Bookworm History

Episode 13: On collaborators, memoirs, the ghosts behind the Musketeers “The Three Musketeers“ by Alexandre Dumas Greetings, folks! On this episode of Bookworm History we’re off on an adventure in the name of the king as we discuss the story behind “The Three Musketeers“ by Alexandre Dumas. I first discovered “The Three Musketeers“ when I was 14 and was swept away into a world of adventures, swashbucklers, and feats of daring-do. It was the book that really fueled my interest in history and started me down the path of separating fact from fiction within historical works. As a result of digging into Dumas, Hugo, Orczy, Stendhal and many others I probably learned more of European history than I did in high school history classes. The tale behind “The Three Musketeers“ is one of controversy, as we try to sort out exactly what August Maquet’s role was. It also transports us back to seventeenth century France, as we uncover the real people b