designchic06
04-23-2006, 02:53 AM
:confused: This may sound silly, but does anyone know the exact order I'm supposed to read the Three Musketeers series in? I've been skimming a couple different biographies on Dumas, and I'm having a little trouble understanding the order to go in. For that matter, the names of them throw me off as well. PLUS…There is something about one of the books being split into three because it was so large?!? So am I to read four now, or five (which is not a problem, the more the merrier)? I sure hope that I was at the very least supposed to start with good ole The Three Musketeers, because I already did. Let's see if I got this right...
The Three Musketeers
Twenty Years Later
Ten Years Before
The Man in the Iron Mask
Does that sound about right? While we're on the topic...How do people feel about the translation from French to English? Is it pretty accurate? AND...I'm beginning to feel that Hollywood tends to have a fairly optimistic approach toward the end of a piece, whereas Dumas has a darker side. I’m not sure which I like better…I tend to contradict myself on this topic.
The Three Musketeers
Twenty Years Later
Ten Years Before
The Man in the Iron Mask
Does that sound about right? While we're on the topic...How do people feel about the translation from French to English? Is it pretty accurate? AND...I'm beginning to feel that Hollywood tends to have a fairly optimistic approach toward the end of a piece, whereas Dumas has a darker side. I’m not sure which I like better…I tend to contradict myself on this topic.