AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter,TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.