●Dumas's tale of swashbuckling and heroism follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a headstrong country boy who travels to Paris to join the Musketeers - the bodyguard of King Louis XIII. Here he falls in with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and the four friends soon find themselves caught up in court politics and intrigue. Together they must outwit Cardinal Richelieu and his plot to gain influence over the King, and thwart the beautiful spy Milady's scheme to disgrace the Queen. In The Three Musketeers, Dumas breathed fresh life into the genre of historical romance, creating a vividly realized cast of characters and a stirring dramatic narrative. The introduction examines Dumas's historical sources, the balance between fact and fiction, and the figures from history that formed the basis for the central characters of The Three Musketeers. ●這部充滿刺激冒險與英雄主義的故事是大仲馬的小說作品，描寫固執的劍客達泰安為了加入路易十三的護衛劍客聯盟從鄉下來到巴黎的故事。達泰安加入阿托斯、波爾托斯、阿拉密斯三劍客，四個人在王宮被抓到並遭到謀騙。他們必須團結騙過紅衣主教黎賽留，揭開他的篡國計劃，並阻止美麗間諜米拉迪密謀設計皇后敗壞她的名聲。在《劍客聯盟》中，大仲馬為歷史愛情故事注入鮮明風格，為主角打造強烈特色，並撰寫激動人心的劇情。簡介中描述大仲馬的歷史資料、檢視大仲馬採用的史實和虛構的故事架構、介紹打造出劍客聯盟主要角色的歷史人物。