The Vicomte of Bragelonne is a novel by Alexandre Dumas and part of the famed d'Artagnan series. After 35 years of loyal service, d'Artagnan resigns as lieutenant of the Musketeers as he perceives the young king Louis XIV as weak-willed. He resolves to aid the exiled Charles II to retake the throne of England, unaware that Athos is attempting the same. The d'Artagnan series includes; The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise de la Valliere and The Man in the Iron Mask. Alexandre Dumas was a French writer whose works have been translated into nearly 100 languages. His historical novels include The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The Corsican Brothers, and The Man in the Iron Mask.