The book of the French scientist E. Man introduces the reader to the morals of the gallant 17th century, when such well-known heroes of A. Dumas lived and fought - three musketeers. The author resurrects on the pages of the book the unique aroma of that time, the habits and preferences of the nobility, bourgeois and commoners, the world of salons and narrow streets of Paris. The main characters of that era appear before the reader - Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Anna of Austria, in the silence of the royal office, at ceremonial receptions or hunting. E. Man managed to recreate the conditions of that time, from the intellectual state of society to simple details of everyday life, costume, furniture. The book is replete with previously unknown details to the domestic reader and is intended for a wide audience.