《译文名著精选：三个火枪手》是法国著名的通俗历史小说家大仲马的主要作品之一。主人公达尔大尼央是一个外省的贵族子弟，来到巴黎后加入了国王路易十三的火枪队，并与另外三个火枪手结成了莫逆之交。王后安娜与英国首相白金汉有私情，安娜送了一串钻石坠子给白金汉；而与王后为敌的首相黎塞留却派人去英国偷得坠子上的两颗钻石，想使王后在舞会上出丑。达尔大尼央自告奋勇与三位朋友一起去英国，几经周折终于取回坠子，保住了王后的名节。 (The Three Musketeers (selected translation masterpiece) is one of major works by French popular historical novelist Alexandre Dumas. It recounts the adventures of an aristocrat named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. d'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those being his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis. They have become inseparable friends. Queen Anne of France is secretly conducting an affair with the Duke of Buckingham. The King, Louis XIII, gave the Queen a gift of diamond studs but she gives them to her lover as a keepsake. Cardinal Richelieu, who wants war between France and England, plans to expose the tryst and persuades the King to demand the Queen wear the diamonds to a soirée that the Cardinal is sponsoring. d'Artagnan and his friends intercede and came to England. After a few twists, they got the diamond studs and kept the honor of the queen.)