Talk:The Three Musketeers
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[edit] Question
I should like to know who tranlated "Three Musketeers" into English and how many English versions exist. In particular what is the origin of the version published by Heritage Press N. York, 1953?
- Well, the question is a year old, but the Heritage Press translation is by William Robson. There are a number of English translations (I seem to own four different ones). PKM 04:03, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Translation
Does anybody have any information on which English translation is the best one to read? Both in terms of style/readability and accuracy.
- Yes! By far the 2006 Richard Pevear trans. -- Stbalbach 15:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of Musketeer
I'd like to know the origin of the term "musketeer". They use swords, not muskets. Polymath69 14:02, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- They DID use muskets - in war or on duty - they were royal guards (they could be classified as Dragoons - mounted infantry). The characters in the book used swords only in personal duels or wartime close-combat. The book mostly describes the latter situations, so you`ve got the wrong impression out of it.
[edit] Redirect of "Musketeers"
Currently, searching the term "Musketeers" leads to a redirect page that leads to this article.
I believe it should redirect to "Musketeer", but that's my opinion. What do you think? Kareeser 22:31, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] One for all...
This article makes no mention of One for all, and all for one - one of the most famous parts of the story. I have added in a reference but it could do with being expanded or put into the proper place in the story synopsis. Davidbod 23:30, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Needs a Cleanup and Re-write
This is rediculous, parts of the summary are out of order, major parts that are key to the novel are missing, this is a disgrace, did the person that wrote that even read the book or just a sparknote? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by UltimateCroutonb (talk • contribs) .
- Are you the one using temporary accounts to delete the plot summary section 8 times in the past month? BTW of course anything can be improved, but the plot summary is not that bad. I didn't write it, but I did read the book, it's not clear where your coming from. -- Stbalbach 17:20, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
So write a summary of your own and delight us with your sparkling insights. You're free to contribute, just like everybody else. What's holding you back? Cryptonymius 07:04, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion of plot summary
Someone has been using temporary accounts to delete the plot summary section, 8 times in less than a month. I've put in a semi-protection request to slow it down, the last time it remained deleted for 2 days. -- Stbalbach 17:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
