The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844.
Before you read: Sword fights and court intrigue. Better for older children and teens.
Young d'Artagnan rides to Paris to join the King's Musketeers and, on his first day, challenges three of them to duels. Instead the four become friends and face the Cardinal's guards, a royal scandal, and the dangerous Milady. It is full of action, jokes, and loyalty.
Public-domain text. First published in 1844; Alexandre Dumas died in 1870, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.