The Man in the Iron Mask (The d'Artagnan Romances #3.4)
Alexandre Dumas
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· 54 ratings · 456 pages · Published: 1850
Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan, the intrepid adventurers of The Three Musketeers, return in this story bristling with what author Alexandre Dumas considered life' essential, "l'action et l'amour."
Dumas based this novel on the historical legend of "Phillippe," a youthful prisoner who has languished in a dark prison cell of the Bastille for eight long years. Aramis, with characteristic derring-do, has bribed his way into Phillippe's cell to reveal a shocking secret - unknown even to the boy himself. A secret that could topple Louis XVI, king of France.
As the end approaches, pitting musketeer against musketeer, we can only await the tragic end for the loser. A classic thriller of yesteryear.
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