The Three Musketeers

Interesting Facts

• The main character, d'Artagnan, is based on the real historical figure Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, who indeed served in the king's guard.
• The three musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—also have real-life counterparts. Their prototypes were musketeers Armand de Sillègue d'Athos, Isaac de Porthau, and Henri d'Aramitz.
• The book was originally published as a serial in the newspaper Le Siècle in 1844.
• The phrase «All for one, and one for all» became a symbol of friendship and mutual support, and it first appeared in this book.
• Alexandre Dumas used the memoirs of the real d'Artagnan, written by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras, as one of the main sources for his novel.
• The book describes real historical events and characters, such as Cardinal Richelieu and Queen Anne of Austria.
• The novel The Three Musketeers is the first part of a trilogy, which also includes Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.