Classic Starts®: The Three Musketeers

by Oliver Ho (Adapter), Alexandre Dumas, Karl James Mountford (illustrator)

Fight for justice with swashbuckling soldiers in this abridged retelling of The Three Musketeers, part 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.
 

Genres: Classics, Middle Grade

88 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2025

Reviews

[Kaden Nimmers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked a calming knight book. I loved the musketeers and D'artagnan

[Hala Al Aali · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this simplified version does not do it justice and Im excited to read the proper edition 😍

[Chayapon Iadkhwan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is fun

[Vagabond · Rating 3 out of 5]

This very abridged retelling makes the story confusing, since much of the backstory and character development that help to explain the intrigue and plot twists are left out. So the story becomes a lot of odd events happening without much explanation.

However, my 6-year-old liked the cover and wanted me to read it to him, so of course I did - and he grasped more of the plot than I would have expected. He was mainly concerned with when D'Artagnan would get to become a Musketeer like his friends, and he was very excited when (spoiler alert!) the group finally became the four Musketeers!

An extra star since my child was happy with it, which I suppose is the whole point of these Classic Starts books!

[Abby Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I'm the idiot who accidentally bought the children's version of The Three Musketeers. I have since bought the unabridged version, but I thought I would read this just to get the basic plot points down.

It is dry with all telling and now showing, but it did make me look forward to reading the full book. Meanwhile, I'll pass this on to someone else.

[Acton · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would!

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Consistently surprised throughout that the book shared the same energy as most of David Ayer's cop dramas.

[Nav · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing of this re-telling isn’t anything special, but it did follow a grand adventure.

[Hanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Need to try a different classic in this series, one that I am more familiar with. This one would require too much explanation to a young audience.