"The Three Musketeers" is a novel written by Alexandre Dumas, the father, in the 17th century. In the book it goes about adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan and his inseparable friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis who live by the motto "all for one, one for all". Under the observation of their patron M. de Treville, these four brave men defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the intrigues of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of 17th century France are brightly played out in the background. But the greatest danger is the Cardinal's spy, Milady, one of literature's most memorable female villains. Dumas succeeded in applying all his narrative skills to tell one of the most exciting and breathtaking stories in the world’s literature.