The Man in the Iron Mask
Alexandre Dumas
Paperback
(Digireads.com Publishing, June 22, 2018)
āThe Man in the Iron Maskā represents the final portion of the third installment of the āDāArtagnan Romancesā. Preceded by āThe Three Musketeersā, the first volume; āTwenty Years Afterā, the second volume; āThe Vicomte de Bragelonneā, part one of the third volume; āTen Years Laterā part two of the third volume; and āLouise de la ValliĆØreā, part three of the third volume; āThe Man in the Iron Maskā is a tale that brings to life the mystery of one of the Bastilleās most famous prisoners, a man whose identity is hidden behind an iron mask. In this work we find the original three Musketeers in retirement and DāArtagnan in the service of the corrupt Louis XIV. While the identity of the original man in the iron mask is unknown, Dumas constructs his story around the idea that the prisoner is in fact the twin brother of Louis XIV, imprisoned from birth by his father to prevent any conflict over a divided rule of the kingdom. When Aramis learns the secret of the man in the iron mask he devises a plot to replace the King with his twin brother, setting in motion a series of events which draws all the Musketeers back into action. An exciting work of political intrigue and high adventure, āThe Man in the Iron Maskā brings to a tragic conclusion the adventures of the Musketeers. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
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