It's hard to describe the appeal of THE THREE MUSKETEERS

The appeal of The Count of Monte Cristo is simple: it's an awesomely epic story. Every contour of it is just so outsized. The draconian punishment that's inflicted on the Count for no reason; the tiny little missteps that seal his fate; the length and horror of his imprisonmnent; the size of his eventual fortune; the magnitude of his revenge.
Now, though…
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