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Preface

Twenty Years After

By Alexandre Dumas, Père

Second Volume of the D’Artagnan Series

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ORDER TITLE PG EBOOK# DATES VOLUME CHAPTERS 1 The Three Musketeers 1257 1625–1628 1 2 Twenty Years After 1259 1648–1649 2 3 The Vicomte de Bragelonne 2609 1660 3 1–75 4 Ten Years Later 2681 1660–1661 3 76–140 5 Louise de la Vallière 2710 1661 3 141–208 6 The Man in the Iron Mask 2759 1661–1673 3 209–269

[ eBook 2681 and its contents overlap those of two other volumes: it includes all the chapters of eBook 2609 and the first 28 chapters of 2681]

TITLE PG EBOOK# DATES VOLUME CHAPTERS Ten Years Later 1258 1660–1661 3 1–104

CONTENTS

Chapter I. The Shade of Cardinal Richelieu.

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Chapter II. A Nightly Patrol.

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Chapter III. Dead Animosities.

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Chapter IV. Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.

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Chapter V. The Gascon and the Italian.

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Chapter VI. D’Artagnan in his Fortieth Year.

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Chapter VII. Touches upon the Strange Effects a Half-pistole may have.

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Chapter VIII. D’Artagnan, Going to a Distance to discover Aramis.

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Chapter IX. The Abbé D’Herblay.

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Chapter X. Monsieur Porthos du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds.

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Chapter XI. Wealth does not necessarily produce Happiness.

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Chapter XII. Porthos was Discontented with his Condition.

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Chapter XIII. Two Angelic Faces.

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Chapter XIV. The Castle of Bragelonne.

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Chapter XV. Athos as a Diplomatist.

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Chapter XVI. The Duc de Beaufort.

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Chapter XVII. Duc de Beaufort amused his Leisure Hours in the Donjon of Vincennes.

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Chapter XVIII. Grimaud begins his Functions.

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Chapter XIX. Pâtés made by the Successor of Father Marteau are described.

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Chapter XX. One of Marie Michon’s Adventures.

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Chapter XXI. The Abbé Scarron.

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Chapter XXII. Saint Denis.

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Chapter XXIII. One of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufort.

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Chapter XXIV. The timely Arrival of D’Artagnan in Paris.

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Chapter XXV. An Adventure on the High Road.

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Chapter XXVI. The Rencontre.

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Chapter XXVII. The four old Friends prepare to meet again.

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Chapter XXVIII. The Place Royale.

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Chapter XXIX. The Ferry across the Oise.

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Chapter XXX. Skirmishing.

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Chapter XXXI. The Monk.

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Chapter XXXII. The Absolution.

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Chapter XXXIII. Grimaud Speaks.

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Chapter XXXIV. On the Eve of Battle.

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Chapter XXXV. A Dinner in the Old Style.

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Chapter XXXVI. A Letter from Charles the First.

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Chapter XXXVII. Cromwell’s Letter.

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Chapter XXXVIII. Henrietta Maria and Mazarin.

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Chapter XXXIX. How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.

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Chapter XL. Uncle and Nephew.

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Chapter XLI. Paternal Affection.

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Chapter XLII. Another Queen in Want of Help.

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Chapter XLIII. In which it is proved that first Impulses are oftentimes the best.

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Chapter XLIV. Te Deum for the Victory of Lens.

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Chapter XLV. The Beggar of St. Eustache.

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Chapter XLVI. The Tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherie.

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Chapter XLVII. The Riot.

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Chapter XLVIII. The Riot becomes a Revolution.

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Chapter XLIX. Misfortune refreshes the Memory.

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Chapter L. The Interview.

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Chapter LI. The Flight.

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Chapter LII. The Carriage of Monsieur le Coadjuteur.

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Chapter LIII. How D’Artagnan and Porthos earned by selling Straw.

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Chapter LIV. In which we hear Tidings of Aramis.

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Chapter LV. The Scotchman.

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Chapter LVI. The Avenger.

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Chapter LVII. Oliver Cromwell.

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Chapter LVIII. Jesus Seigneur.

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Chapter LIX. Noble Natures never lose Courage, nor good Stomachs their Appetites.

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Chapter LX. Respect to Fallen Majesty.

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Chapter LXI. D’Artagnan hits on a Plan.

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Chapter LXII. London.

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Chapter LXIII. The Trial.

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Chapter LXIV. Whitehall.

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Chapter LXV. The Workmen.

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Chapter LXVI. Remember!

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Chapter LXVII. The Man in the Mask.

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Chapter LXVIII. Cromwell’s House.

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Chapter LXIX. Conversational.

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Chapter LXX. The Skiff “Lightning.”

Chapter LXXI. Port Wine.

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Chapter LXXII. End of the Port Wine Mystery.

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Chapter LXXIII. Fatality.

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Chapter LXXIV. How Mousqueton had a Narrow Escape of being eaten.

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Chapter LXXV. The Return.

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Chapter LXXVI. The Ambassadors.

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Chapter LXXVII. The three Lieutenants of the Generalissimo.

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Chapter LXXVIII. The Battle of Charenton.

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Chapter LXXIX. The Road to Picardy.

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Chapter LXXX. The Gratitude of Anne of Austria.

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Chapter LXXXI. Cardinal Mazarin as King.

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Chapter LXXXII. Precautions.

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Chapter LXXXIII. Strength and Sagacity.

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Chapter LXXXIV. Strength and Sagacity—Continued.

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Chapter LXXXV. The Oubliettes of Cardinal Mazarin.

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Chapter LXXXVI. Conferences.

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Chapter LXXXVII. Thinking that Porthos will be at last a Baron, and D’Artagnan a Captain.

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Chapter LXXXVIII. Shows how with Threat and Pen more is effected than by the Sword.

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Chapter LXXXIX. Difficult for Kings to return to the Capitals of their Kingdoms.

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Chapter XC. Conclusion.

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