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Superior sequel to an excellent novel edited 05 01

Advantages: Good pace, plenty of swash and buckle
Disadvantages: Slows down when Raoul enters

...For newcomers to the musketeers it is recommended that you first read the Three Musketeers since much of the story of Twenty Years After draws from events detailed in that book. Twenty Years After is a sequel that boosts superior characterisation and p ...

Telute 17.10.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Twenty Years After - Alexandre Dumas

Slow but enjoyable

Advantages: Riveting
Disadvantages: Plot is sometimes slow to progress

Having established the characters of the three musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis, together with D'Artagnan, Dumas follows up "The Three Musketeers" with "Twenty Years After". The same old friends are there, but the situation has changed dramatically - ...

richardashdowne 23.01.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Twenty Years After - Alexandre Dumas

social history at its best

Advantages: a joy to hear and educational
Disadvantages: none

...You may think that Dickens is old hat or just for school, think again or, rather, listen again. An audio copy of Barnaby Rudge is a revelation. Gordon riots, an historical event, come to life. The social conditions off the time are described so well, the ...

ampolly 23.06.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Barnaby Rudge - Charles Dickens