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 | | The adventures of dArtagnan and the three musketeers, the gigantic Porthos, the clever Aramis, and the melancholy Athos, who unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against Richelieu and the machinations of Milady, are brought down. |
 | | Their admirers were gratified by two sequels, Vingt ans aprs (to vols., 1845) and Dix ans plus tard, on le vicomte de Bragelonne (26 pts., 1848-1850), which opens in 1660, showing us a mature dArtagnan, a respectable captain of musketeers, and contains the magnificent account of the heroic death of Porthos. |
 | | Dumas was never an actual candidate for academic honors, but he had more than once taken steps to investigate his chances of success. |
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