Fight for justice with swashbuckling soldiers in this abridged retelling of The Three Musketeers , p art of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!   “All for one and one for all!” Aramis, Athos, and Porthos make up the three Musketeers. Oh, and there’s also the not-quite-yet Musketeer D’Artagnan. Together, the four men must use their wits and their swords to battle an evil Cardinal, the traitorous Milady, and other enemies of the French court. This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the adventurous world of historical romance and the royal French court.   Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) wrote the famous Three Musketeers trilogy and The Count of Monte Cristo . Throughout his career, he wrote more than one hundred plays, journals, and adventure novels, making him one of the most popular French authors of the time.