Set in
France in the
1600s.
Young,
dashing swordsman D'Artagnan hooks up with three of the
King's
Musketeers -
Athos,
Porthos, and
Aramis - and becomes embroiled in an effort to foil a
despicable plot against the
Queen being masterminded by the
evil Cardinal Richelieu and the
notorious Countess De Winter. There is much in the way of
adventure and
derring-do. Last I checked, you can read it here:
http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Dumas/Musketeers/
If you enjoyed this book you might also like Steven Brust's brilliant tribute to it, The Phoenix Guards. Oh! And also check out Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood.