Classic…. Why?

This book is a classic on many levels. It is a great novel in itself, with a story line of fictional characters thrown in with actual historical truth. It took place in the late 1600’s. This creates an exciting storyline throughout the whole book, which is masterfully written by Dumas. This story was the prototype for the genre it was from; it laid the foundation for the rest of the swashbuckling, sword fighting type of books. This book was the first famous work by Dumas, and he went on to make a series out of it, then several other famous works. The book excites us and makes us want to believe that people are as trustworthy as D’artagan and could come over danger as well as the friends just walked over it.