Ten Years Later

THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EDITOR’S NOTE TO THE PG D’ARTAGNAN SERIES
LINKED INDEX OF PROJECT GUTENBERG VOLUMES:
One thing that may be causing confusion is that the etext entitled Ten Years Later, says it’s the sequel to The Three Musketeers. While this is technically true, there’s another book, Twenty Years After, that comes between. The confusion is generated by the two facts that many people see those titles as meaning Ten and Twenty Years “After” the original story . . . however, this is why the different words “After” and “Later” . . . the Ten Years “After” is ten years after the Twenty Years later. . . as per history. Also, the third book of the D’Artagnan Romances, while entitled The Vicomte de Bragelonne, has the subtitle Ten Years Later. These two titles are also given to different volumes: The Vicomte de Bragelonne can refer to the whole book, or the first volume of the three or four-volume editions. Ten Years Later can, similarly, refer to the whole book, or the second volume of the four-volume edition. Here is a guide to the series which may prove helpful:
The Three Musketeers: Etext 1257 - First book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the years 1625-1628.
Twenty Years After: Etext 1259 - Second book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the years 1648-1649.
Ten Years Later: Etext 1258 - First 104 chapters of the third book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the years 1660-1661.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Etext 2609 (first in the new series) - First 75 chapters of the third book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the year 1660.
Ten Years Later: Etext 2681 Chapters 76-140 of that third book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the years 1660-1661.
Louise de la Valliere: Chapters 141-208 of the third book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the year 1661.
The Man in the Iron Mask: Chapters 209-269 of the third book of the D’Artagnan Romances. Covers the years 1661-1673.
Many thanks to Dr. David Coward, whose editions of the D’Artagnan Romances have proved an invaluable source of information.