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This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury
The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the cycle of novels featuring Dumas' celebrated foursome of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of comradeship are under strain as they end up on different sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louis XIV and change the face of the French monarchy.
In the fast-paced narrative style that was his trademark, Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the secret shared by Aramis and Madame de Chevreuse? Why does the Queen Mother fear its revelation? Who is the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille? And what is the nature of the threat he poses?
Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers.
About the Author
Alexandre Dumas (pere) (1802-1870) was the son of a distinguished General in the Republican Army. Interested in writing from an early age, Dumas left for Paris where he found work in the household of the Duc D'Orleans. He soon found success writing historical plays and gained important friendships, money and the Librarianship of the Palais Royale. By 1832 his plays were celebrated throughout France, but he contracted cholera and was sent to Switzerland to convalesce. There he took to writing travel books and eventually turned to fiction, primarily adventure stories and historical novels, for which he has an enduring reputation. Other titles by this remarkable author available in Wordsworth Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I love Dumas but was a little disappointed with this one. It was very slow to get started and the Man in the Iron Mask features only briefly in the story. However, I loved the story of the final days of the Musketeers and this compelled me to read the book to the end. In fact I did not want to put it down once I got into the story. If you have read the musketeers you must read this to find out what happens to them at the end of their lives. It made me cry!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I arrived eagerly anticpating this finale, having read the previous 4 novels in the series during the previous 5 weeks. I enjoyed it but found the finale rather sad and deflating. If you are a fan of "happy endings" from the likes of Harry Potter, or even the majority of the Dickens novels, then I warn you that this all ends rather sadly! Suffice to say that the book is nothing like the films and the only one who really lives happily ever after is King Louis XIV.
That said, a great adventure and like all Dumas novels, hard to put down.
My favourite Dumas novel remains the Counte of Monte Cristo. My favourite of the 5 musketeers novels, twenty years after...
That said, a great adventure and like all Dumas novels, hard to put down.
My favourite Dumas novel remains the Counte of Monte Cristo. My favourite of the 5 musketeers novels, twenty years after...
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I think that modern thriller and adventure authors might be able to learn a great deal from studying classic adventure writers, topping the list of which might well be Alexandre Dumas. In the Man in the Iron Mask he spins a gripping tale about cruel deception and ultimate revenge. It's a theme that Dumas returns to throughout his writing career and one that he's brought to perfection. Despite historical and cultural differences, the characters and the dramas in which they find themselves are still fresh. Worth reading even if you've read it before.
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