The Man in the Iron Mask (The DArtagnan Romances, #3.4)

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A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. 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, Phillippe has been imprisoned for eight years, has no knowledge of his true identity, and has not been told what crime he s committed When the destinies of the king and Phillippe converge, the Three Musketeers and D Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties. Free Download eBook The Man in the Iron Mask (The DArtagnan Romances, #3.4) author Alexandre Dumas – kino-fada.fr Parbleu Morbleu Corboeuf Ma foi Mordioux Not to mention Cordieu I think they are variations of OMG.I usually prefer to know as little as possible about the book I am about to read, including avoid reading the synopsis, or if I have read the synopsis in order to decide whether to read the book I try to forget it and do very well in the forgetting department, there is a character in this book called M Fouquet, a name I would like to adopt for future social media shenanigans Anyway, som Parbleu Morbleu Corboeuf Ma foi Mordioux Not to mention Cordieu I think they are variations of OMG.I usually prefer to know as little as possible about the book I am about to read, including avoid reading the synopsis, or if I have read the synopsis in order to decide whether to read the book I try to forget it and do very well in the forgetting department, there is a character in this book called M Fouquet, a name I would like to adopt for future social media shenanigans Anyway, sometimes this policy backfires I thought The Man in the Iron Mask was the final volume of The D Artagnan Romances, alas I was only one third right, The Man in the Ir...It pains me to write this because I am, at heart, a print person My paycheck depends on people wanting and buying printed materials But this is one instance where the movie far outshines the book and I m glad there was a screenwriter with a vision to see beyond this dismal book.I had just read Three Musketeers by Dumas when I read this book Perhaps it was the pleasure I took in this early book that spoiled ... Perhaps the most surprising thing about The Man in the Iron Mask, to me, was just how quickly the title subplot was dealt with Then again, this was not originally called The Man in the Iron Mask This is the last chunk in a larger book I can see why it gets cut up like that This part alone was over 400 pages And the introduction gave a coherent enough synopsis of what came before that I could follow Maybe I should have read it all, since I do like reading Dumas the elder.Back in the 90s, I Perhaps the most surprising thing about The Man in the Iron Mask, to me, was just how quickly the title subplot was dealt with Then again, this was not originally called The Man in the Iron Mask This is the last chunk in a larger book I can see why it gets cut up like that This part alone was over 400 pages And the introduction gave a coherent enough synopsis of what came before that I could follow Maybe I should have read it all, since I do like ...It was not as bad as you would expect.Edited and annotated by David Coward, from an older translation Well, the mammoth saga of the once invincibles comes to a rather sad end Porthos dies because his strength gives out Aramis flees France in disgrace because his schemes come to ruin And Athos dies because the one thing dearer to him to God, his son, leaves his company to go die in the Africa campaigns under the Duke of Beaufort And d Artagnan well, d Artagnan s star does not decline under the sun king, but that s only because Edited and annotated by David Coward, from an older translation Well, the mammoth saga of the once invincibles comes to a rather sad end Porthos dies because his strength gives out Aramis flees France in disgrace because his schemes come to ruin And...Homme au masque de fer The man in the Iron mask, Alexandre Dumas 1379 240 9644220730 19 1643 1715 Homme au masque de fer The man in the Iron mask , Alexandre Dumas 1379 240 9644220730 19 1643 1715 Magnificent, incredible, et cetera I can t overstate how much I loved this story I think Dumas is among the most entertaining of the classical writers A huge cast of character and an epic story full of love, hate, friendship, betrayal, politics and actions A favorite of mine.I wish I could give this three stars, but this book truly was just okay The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After must be read before this book, otherwise you will be very confused I m surprised that The Man in the Iron Mask isfamous than Twenty Years After although neither are good stand alone novels they really require reading the previous novels first because I found TYA to be muchhumorous,exciting, andengaging all around The only ...Everyone in the book lives behind an iron mask built of honor first and foremost Honor is first before riches or political place or family or work I am torn As much as I am in love with the Musketeers I cannot accept the code of honor they live by Because they adhere so religiously to their honor code they are led into life threatening and adventurous episodes which entertain in reading but lef...

The Man in the Iron Mask (The DArtagnan Romances, #3.4)
  • English
  • 04 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 470 pages
  • 0140439242
  • Alexandre Dumas
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (The DArtagnan Romances, #3.4)