The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas, Joachim Neugroschel (Translation)

About the Book

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.

Editorial Reviews

My favorite book….No part of the world has ever seemed to me so charming as these pages, and not even my friends are quite so real, perhaps quite so dear, as D'Artagnan.--Robert Louis Stevenson

The name Alexandre Dumas is more than French--it is universal. --Victor Hugo

About the Author

Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a French writer best known for his works like The Count Of Monte Cristo, Twenty Years After, The Three Musketeers, and The Vicomte De Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. Founder of the Théâtre Historique in Paris, he is known for his work in multifarious settings. From being a playwright to a writer for magazines, his work spans centuries of literary prospect. He continues to be widely read in the literary sphere.