The Man In The Iron Mask: An Essay

Name: The Man In The Iron Mask: An Essay
Author: Alexandre Dumas
ISBN: 9781802565201

Author: Alexandre Dumas
Read by: Raphael Croft
Language: English
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes
ISBN: 9781802565201
Published: 15 April 2025
Imprint: Sovereign

mystery
identity
imprisonment
political intrigue
secrecy
monarchy
speculation
tyranny
historical legend
royal conspiracy

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Dumas turns the iron-mask prisoner into a case: who he was, why the state buried him, and what absolute power costs. Speculative history, not musketeer fiction. Spoken as useful argument when the legend wants weighing.

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Alexandre Dumas was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure. Translated into nearly 100 languages, these have made him one of the most widely read French authors in history. Most popular work includes The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.

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Ebook · English · Sovereign9781787242982