Twenty Years After

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Twenty Years After (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)

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When the powerful Richelieu had died and Cardinal Mazarin, whose name gossip coupled with that of Queen Anne, had seized control of the French government; and while Oliver Cromwell was overthrowing Charles I of England, D’Artagnan, a lieutenant in the Musketeers, pined for intrigue and adventure.

France was in political turmoil, with revolt impending. High taxes, coupled with the evident avarice and extravagance of the rulers who levied them, had aroused the people. Some of the powerful nobles were also stirred but were motivated by loyalty to the...

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See Also:

• Alexandre Dumas, père (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Alexandre Dumas, père (Drama)
• Alexandre Dumas, père (Censorship)
• Alexandre Dumas, père (Dictionary of World Biography)
• Alexandre Dumas, père (Long Fiction)
• Alexandre Dumas, père (Mystery and Detective Fiction)
• Auguste Maquet (Cyclopedia of World Authors)