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Twenty Years After
Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet (1802–1870)
91 chapters and parts · about 20 hours to read
What the book is about
"Twenty years after" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel serialized from January to August 1845. D'Artagnan, still a lowly lieutenant after two decades, is summoned by the despised Cardinal Mazarin during France's brewing rebellion. Tasked with reuniting the legendary musketeers, he tracks down his old friends—now scattered across vastly different lives. As political turmoil engulfs both France and England during the English Civil War, the four heroes must navigate their conflicting loyalties and set aside their differences for one last mission.
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- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Chapters
- Opening pagesabout 3 minutes
- Chapter IThe Shade of Cardinal Richelieuabout 18 minutes
- Chapter IIA Nightly Patrolabout 15 minutes
- Chapter IIIDead Animositiesabout 24 minutes
- Chapter IVAnne of Austria at the Age of Forty-sixabout 16 minutes
- Chapter VThe Gascon and the Italianabout 8 minutes
- Chapter VID’Artagnan in his Fortieth Yearabout 23 minutes
- Chapter VIITouches upon the Strange Effects a Half-pistole may haveabout 11 minutes
- Chapter VIIID’Artagnan, Going to a Distance to discover Aramisabout 12 minutes
- Chapter IXThe Abbé D’Herblayabout 29 minutes
- Chapter XMonsieur Porthos du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefondsabout 10 minutes
- Chapter XIWealth does not necessarily produce Happinessabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XIIPorthos was Discontented with his Conditionabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XIIITwo Angelic Facesabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XIVThe Castle of Bragelonneabout 10 minutes
- Chapter XVAthos as a Diplomatistabout 15 minutes
- Chapter XVIThe Duc de Beaufortabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XVIIDuc de Beaufort amused his Leisure Hours in the Donjon of Vincennesabout 14 minutes
- Chapter XVIIIGrimaud begins his Functionsabout 16 minutes
- Chapter XIXPâtés made by the Successor of Father Marteau are describedabout 14 minutes
- Chapter XXOne of Marie Michon’s Adventuresabout 20 minutes
- Chapter XXIThe Abbé Scarronabout 18 minutes
- Chapter XXIISaint Denisabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XXIIIOne of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufortabout 18 minutes
- Chapter XXIVThe timely Arrival of D’Artagnan in Parisabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XXVAn Adventure on the High Roadabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XXVIThe Rencontreabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XXVIIThe four old Friends prepare to meet againabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XXVIIIThe Place Royaleabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XXIXThe Ferry across the Oiseabout 17 minutes
Show all 91 chapters and parts
- Chapter XXXSkirmishingabout 11 minutes
- Chapter XXXIThe Monkabout 17 minutes
- Chapter XXXIIThe Absolutionabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XXXIIIGrimaud Speaksabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XXXIVOn the Eve of Battleabout 18 minutes
- Chapter XXXVA Dinner in the Old Styleabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XXXVIA Letter from Charles the Firstabout 9 minutes
- Chapter XXXVIICromwell’s Letterabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XXXVIIIHenrietta Maria and Mazarinabout 10 minutes
- Chapter XXXIXHow, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providenceabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XLUncle and Nephewabout 7 minutes
- Chapter XLIPaternal Affectionabout 14 minutes
- Chapter XLIIAnother Queen in Want of Helpabout 19 minutes
- Chapter XLIIIIn which it is proved that first Impulses are oftentimes the bestabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XLIVTe Deum for the Victory of Lensabout 27 minutes
- Chapter XLVThe Beggar of St. Eustacheabout 18 minutes
- Chapter XLVIThe Tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherieabout 10 minutes
- Chapter XLVIIThe Riotabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XLVIIIThe Riot becomes a Revolutionabout 20 minutes
- Chapter XLIXMisfortune refreshes the Memoryabout 10 minutes
- Chapter LThe Interviewabout 11 minutes
- Chapter LIThe Flightabout 17 minutes
- Chapter LIIThe Carriage of Monsieur le Coadjuteurabout 22 minutes
- Chapter LIIIHow D’Artagnan and Porthos earned by selling Strawabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LIVIn which we hear Tidings of Aramisabout 16 minutes
- Chapter LVThe Scotchmanabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LVIThe Avengerabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LVIIOliver Cromwellabout 8 minutes
- Chapter LVIIIJesus Seigneurabout 21 minutes
- Chapter LIXNoble Natures never lose Courage, nor good Stomachs their Appetitesabout 13 minutes
- Chapter LXRespect to Fallen Majestyabout 12 minutes
- Chapter LXID’Artagnan hits on a Planabout 25 minutes
- Chapter LXIILondonabout 9 minutes
- Chapter LXIIIThe Trialabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LXIVWhitehallabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LXVThe Workmenabout 11 minutes
- Chapter LXVIRemember!about 9 minutes
- Chapter LXVIIThe Man in the Maskabout 12 minutes
- Chapter LXVIIICromwell’s Houseabout 9 minutes
- Chapter LXIXConversationalabout 11 minutes
- Chapter LXXThe Skiff “Lightning.”about 15 minutes
- Chapter LXXIPort Wineabout 12 minutes
- Chapter LXXIIEnd of the Port Wine Mysteryabout 7 minutes
- Chapter LXIIIFatalityabout 11 minutes
- Chapter LXIVHow Mousqueton had a Narrow Escape of being eatenabout 11 minutes
- Chapter LXXVThe Returnabout 10 minutes
- Chapter LXXVIThe Ambassadorsabout 12 minutes
- Chapter LXXVIIThe three Lieutenants of the Generalissimoabout 17 minutes
- Chapter LXXVIIIThe Battle of Charentonabout 13 minutes
- Chapter LXXIXThe Road to Picardyabout 12 minutes
- Chapter LXXXThe Gratitude of Anne of Austriaabout 8 minutes
- Chapter LXXXICardinal Mazarin as Kingabout 8 minutes
- Chapter LXXXIIPrecautionsabout 9 minutes
- Chapter LXXXIIIStrength and Sagacityabout 14 minutes
- Chapter LXXXIVStrength and Sagacity—Continuedabout 13 minutes
- Chapter LXXXVThe Oubliettes of Cardinal Mazarinabout 7 minutes
- Chapter LXXXVIConferencesabout 9 minutes
- Chapter LXXXVIIThinking that Porthos will be at last a Baron, and D’Artagnan a Captainabout 13 minutes
- Chapter LXXXVIIIShows how with Threat and Pen more is effected than by the Swordabout 24 minutes
- Chapter LXXXIXDifficult for Kings to return to the Capitals of their Kingdomsabout 17 minutes
- Chapter XCConclusionabout 4 minutes
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