The Man in The Iron Mask

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Alexandre Dumas

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Wordsworth Classics

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The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode n the cycle of novels featuring Dumas' celebrated foursome of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Muskeeters. Some thirty - five years on, the bonds of comradeship are under strain as they end up on diffent sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louise 14 and change the face of the French monarchy.

In the fast - paced narratibe style that was hic 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 and guessing until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers.
(Arka Kapak)