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Aleksandr Di͡uma (1802-1870) - proslavlennyĭ frant͡suzskiĭ pisatelʹ, dramaturg i zhurnalist. On rodilsi͡a v nebolʹshom gorodke na severe Frant͡sii, v semʹe generala Toma-Aleksandra Di͡uma i Marii-Luizy Labure, docheri khozi͡aina gostinit͡sy. Eshche v i͡unosti Di͡uma reshil nepremenno statʹ dramaturgom i, povzroslev, perebralsi͡a v Parizh. Li͡uboznatelʹnyĭ i trudoli͡ubivyĭ, on dobilsi͡a togo, chto ego pʹesy nachali stavitʹ na teatralʹnykh st͡senakh. Oni polʹzovalisʹ oglushitelʹnym uspekhom u publiki i delali bolʹshie sbory, chem nemalo radovali i direktorov teatrov. Zapoluchiv priznanie na teatralʹnom poprishche, Di͡uma pereshel k sozdanii͡u romanov. Si͡uzhety ego sochineniĭ chasto razvorachivai͡utsi͡a na fone sobytiĭ iz istorii Frant͡sii. Dli͡a ikh napisanii͡a Di͡uma izuchal istoricheskie dokumenty, khroniki i memuary izvestnykh lit͡s. I vse zhe absoli͡utnoĭ istoricheskoĭ tochnosti v ego proizvedenii͡akh net: Di͡uma stremilsi͡a sdelatʹ svoi romany kak mozhno bolee interesnymi, on khotel napolnitʹ ikh neveroi͡atnymi prikli͡uchenii͡ami, v svi͡azi s chem inogda iskazhal fakty radi intrigui͡ushchego si͡uzheta. Takie iskazhenii͡a vpolne dopustimy v khudozhestvennoĭ literature, ne pretendui͡ushcheĭ na nauchnui͡u dostovernostʹ. Osobenno populi͡arny byli proizvedenii͡a Di͡uma, napisannye v zhanre roman-felʹeton. Ėtot zhanr byl shiroko rasprostranen v izdatelʹskoĭ srede togo vremeni, no Di͡uma udalosʹ vydelitʹsi͡a sredi mnozhestva ostalʹnykh pisateleĭ. Romany-felʹetony publikovalisʹ v zhurnalakh po chasti͡am, poėtomu dli͡a podderzhanii͡a interesa chitateli͡a kazhdui͡u glavu Di͡uma staralsi͡a zavershatʹ v neozhidannom, zakhvatyvai͡ushchem kli͡uche. K chislu takikh proizvedeniĭ otnosi͡atsi͡a i nashumevshie "Tri mushketera", a takzhe ikh menee izvestnoe, no ne menee uvlekatelʹnoe prodolzhenie - istoriko-prikli͡uchencheskiĭ roman "Dvadt͡satʹ let spusti͡a", predstavlennyĭ v dannom izdanii.Pervai͡a publikat͡sii͡a ėtogo romana sostoi͡alasʹ v 1845 godu. Deĭstvie proiskhodit v 40-kh godakh XVII veka na fone protivoborstva frant͡suzskoĭ korony s parlamentom. Raskol sredi dvori͡an, volnenii͡a v narode i tugo zati͡anutyĭ uzel intrig stanovi͡atsi͡a povodom dli͡a vozvrashchenii͡a v t͡sentr sobytiĭ lovkogo i smelogo d"Artanʹi͡ana. Otvazhnomu i derzkomu mushketeru predstoit sobratʹ svoikh starykh druzeĭ i vypolnitʹ samye nevozmozhnye i opasnye poruchenii͡a. Roman priveden v perevode russkogo istorika, pisateli͡a i zhurnalista Vladimira Mikhaĭlovicha Stroeva (1812-1862). Ego perevod, lakonichnyĭ i redkiĭ, izdaetsi͡a vpervye za poslednie sto let.Illi͡ustrat͡sii k proizvedenii͡u vypolneny italʹi͡anskim khudozhnikom Gustavo Rosso (1881-1950); on byl takzhe izvesten kak Gustavino. Detalʹnye grafichnye risunki dostoverno i dinamichno izobrazhai͡ut st͡seny romana, pozvoli͡ai͡a chitateli͡u s legkostʹi͡u pogruzitʹsi͡a v anturazh opisyvaemoĭ ėpokhi.

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French writer, playwright and journalist. He was born in a small town in northern France, the son of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and Marie-Louise Labouret, the daughter of a hotel owner. Even in his youth, Dumas decided to become a playwright and, having matured, moved to Paris. Inquisitive and hardworking, he ensured that his plays began to be staged on theatrical stages. They were a resounding success with the public and made big collections, which pleased the theater directors a lot. Having gained recognition in the theatrical field, Dumas moved on to create novels. The plots of his writings often unfold against the background of events from the history of France. To write them, Dumas studied historical documents, chronicles and memoirs of famous people. And yet there is no absolute historical accuracy in his works: Dumas sought to make his novels as interesting as possible, he wanted to fill them with incredible adventures, and therefore sometimes distorted the facts for the sake of an intriguing plot. Such distortions are quite acceptable in fiction that does not claim to be scientifically reliable. Dumas' works written in the novel-feuilleton genre were especially popular. This genre was widespread in the publishing environment of that time, but Dumas managed to stand out from many other writers. The feuilleton novels were published in magazines in parts, so to maintain the reader's interest, Dumas tried to complete each chapter in an unexpected, exciting way. Such works include the acclaimed The Three Musketeers, as well as their lesser—known but no less fascinating sequel, the historical adventure novel Twenty Years Later, presented in this edition.The first publication of this novel took place in 1845. The action takes place in the 40s of the 17th century against the background of the confrontation between the French crown and parliament. The split among the nobles, the unrest among the people and the tightly tightened knot of intrigue become the reason for the return of the dexterous and brave d'Artagnan to the center of events. The brave and daring Musketeer will have to gather his old friends and complete the most impossible and dangerous assignments. The novel is translated by the Russian historian, writer and journalist Vladimir Mikhailovich Stroev (1812-1862). His translation, concise and rare, is being published for the first time in the last hundred years.The illustrations for the work were made by the Italian artist Gustavo Rosso (1881-1950); he was also known as Gustavino. Detailed graphic drawings reliably and dynamically depict the scenes of the novel, allowing the reader to easily immerse themselves in the surroundings of the described era.