The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

By Alexandre Dumas

Pages

470

Rating

3.99

Year

1847

AdventureFictionHistorical FictionClassicsHistoricalLiterature

Description

In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's celebrated cycle of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Unbeknownst to D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos plot to remove the inept king and place the king's twin brother on the throne of France. Meanwhile, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner known only as "Philippe" wastes away deep inside the Bastille. Forced to wear an iron mask, Philippe has been imprisoned for eight years, is unaware of his true identity, and has not been told what crime he's committed. When the destinies of the king and Philippe converge, the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties.

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