# The Three Musketeers — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

- [Author's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/author-s-preface.md): The author describes discovering the Memoirs of M. d'Artagnan in the Royal Library while researching his History of Louis XIV, and later finding a manuscript titled Memoirs of the Comte de la Fère that contains the names
- [The Three Musketeers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/the-three-musketeers.md): The chapter introduces the four main characters and sets the stage for their adventures, highlighting their distinct personalities and the beginning of their friendship.
- [The Three Presents of d’Artagnan the Elder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/i-the-three-presents-of-d-artagnan-the-elder.md): On the first Monday of April 1625, young d'Artagnan arrives in Meung on a comical Béarn pony, bearing a letter of recommendation to M. de Tréville from his father. He is mocked by a mysterious gentleman in a violet doubl
- [The Antechamber of M. de Tréville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/ii-the-antechamber-of-m-de-tr-ville.md): D'Artagnan arrives at the antechamber of M. de Tréville, where he observes the boisterous and irreverent Musketeers. He witnesses fencing games, hears gossip about women and the court, and is shocked by the open mockery 
- [III: The Audience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/iii-the-audience.md): D'Artagnan meets with Monsieur de Tréville, who initially appears cold but offers him admission to the Royal Academy. Tréville angrily confronts Porthos and Aramis about a recent brawl with the Cardinal's Guards, and Ath

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- [IV: The Shoulder of Athos, the Baldric of Porthos and the Handkerchief of Aramis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/iv-the-shoulder-of-athos-the-baldric-of-porthos-and-the-handkerchief-of-aramis.md)
- [The Kings’s Musketeers and the Cardinal’s Guards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/v-the-kings-s-musketeers-and-the-cardinal-s-guards.md)
- [His Majesty King Louis XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/vi-his-majesty-king-louis-xiii.md)
- [VII: The Housekeeping of the Musketeers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/vii-the-housekeeping-of-the-musketeers.md)
- [Concerning a Court Intrigue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/viii-concerning-a-court-intrigue.md)
- [IX: d’Artagnan Shows Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/ix-d-artagnan-shows-himself.md)
- [X: A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/x-a-mousetrap-in-the-seventeenth-century.md)
- [XI: In Which the Plot Thickens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xi-in-which-the-plot-thickens.md)
- [George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xii-george-villiers-duke-of-buckingham.md)
- [Monsieur Bonacieux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xiii-monsieur-bonacieux.md)
- [The Man of Meung](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-of-meung.md)
- [Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xv-men-of-the-robe-and-men-of-the-sword.md)
- [In Which M. Séguier, Keeper of the Seals, Looks More Than Once for the Bell, in Order to Ring It, as He Did Before](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xvi-in-which-m-s-guier-keeper-of-the-seals-looks-more-than-once-for-the-bell-in-order-to-ring-it-as-he-did-before.md)
- [Bonacieux at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xvii-bonacieux-at-home.md)
- [Lover and Husband](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xviii-lover-and-husband.md)
- [Plan of Campaign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xix-plan-of-campaign.md)
- [The Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xx-the-journey.md)
- [The Comtesse de Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxi-the-comtesse-de-winter.md)
- [XXII: The Ballet of La Merlaison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxii-the-ballet-of-la-merlaison.md)
- [The Rendezvous](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxiii-the-rendezvous.md)
- [XXIV: The Pavillion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxiv-the-pavillion.md)
- [Porthos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxv-porthos.md)
- [Aramis and His Thesis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxvi-aramis-and-his-thesis.md)
- [The Wife of Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxvii-the-wife-of-athos.md)
- [The Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxviii-the-return.md)
- [Hunting for the Equipments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxix-hunting-for-the-equipments.md)
- [XXX: Milady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxx-milady.md)
- [English and French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxi-english-and-french.md)
- [A Procurator's Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxii-a-procurator-s-dinner.md)
- [Soubrette and Mistress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxiii-soubrette-and-mistress.md)
- [In Which the Equipment of Aramis and Porthos Is Treated Of](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxiv-in-which-the-equipment-of-aramis-and-porthos-is-treated-of.md)
- [XXXV: All Cats Are Grey in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxv-all-cats-are-grey-in-the-dark.md)
- [Dream of Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxvi-dream-of-vengeance.md)
- [XXXVII: Milady’s Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxvii-milady-s-secret.md)
- [How, Without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxviii-how-without-incommoding-himself-athos-procures-his-equipment.md)
- [A Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxix-a-vision.md)
- [A Terrible Vision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xl-a-terrible-vision.md)
- [The Siege of La Rochelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xli-the-seige-of-la-rochelle.md)
- [The Anjou Wine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlii-the-anjou-wine.md)
- [The Sign of the Red Dovecot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xliii-the-sign-of-the-red-dovecot.md)
- [The Utility of Stovepipes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xliv-the-utility-of-stovepipes.md)
- [XLV: A Conjugal Scene](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlv-a-conjugal-scene.md)
- [The Bastion of Saint-Gervais](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlvi-the-bastion-of-saint-gervais.md)
- [The Council of the Musketeers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlvii-the-council-of-the-musketeers.md)
- [XLVIII: A Family Affair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlviii-a-family-affair.md)
- [Fatality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xlix-fatality.md)
- [Chat Between Brother and Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/l-chat-between-brother-and-sister.md)
- [Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/li-officer.md)
- [Captivity: The First Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lii-captivity-the-first-day.md)
- [Captivity: The Second Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/liii-captivity-the-second-day.md)
- [Captivity: The Third Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/liv-captivity-the-third-day.md)
- [Captivity: The Fourth Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lv-captivity-the-fourth-day.md)
- [Captivity: The Fifth Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvi-captivity-the-fifth-day.md)
- [Means for Classical Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lvii-means-for-classical-tragedy.md)
- [Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lviii-escape.md)
- [What Took Place at Portsmouth August 23, 1628](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lix-what-took-place-at-portsmouth-august-23-1628.md)
- [LX: In France](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lx-in-france.md)
- [LXI: The Carmelite Convent at Béthune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxi-the-carmelite-convent-at-b-thune.md)
- [Two Varieties of Demons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxii-two-varieties-of-demons.md)
- [The Drop of Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxiii-the-drop-of-water.md)
- [The Man in the Red Cloak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxiv-the-man-in-the-red-cloak.md)
- [Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxv-judgment.md)
- [Execution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxvi-execution.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxvii-conclusion.md)
- [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/epilogue.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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