ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Three Musketeers, novel by Alexandre Dumas père, published in French as Les Trois Mousquetaires in 1844. SUMMARY: A historical romance, it relates the adventures of four fictional swashbuckling heroes who lived under the French kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV, who reigned during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires, [le tʁwɑ muskətɛːʁ]) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, while this adventure is known to be a work of fiction, it is inspired by a true story. The d’Artagnan that inspired Alexandre Dumas for his novel really existed. His name was Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, and he was a captain-lieutenant of the Musketeers of the Guard serving the king.

Detailed explanation-4: -It turns out that this happens to be true: Alexandre Dumas was both a Frenchman and a black man, and retelling his story reinforces the more important point that imagination should not be shackled by skin color.