The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas

The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas is part of the novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years After, published in serial form between 1857-50. It is also the last of the D'Artagnan stories written by Dumas and the three musketeers are the real heroes of the story, though the title is given to the man in the iron mask. The story opens with Aramis (one of the musketeers who is now a priest) taking the last confession of a prisoner who is condemned to be executed soon. His confession comes as a thunderbolt to the former musketeer. This mysterious person is actually the identical twin brother of Louis XIV. He was ordered to be killed by his own parents, Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, to prevent any future challenge to the throne. However, he is ultimately thrown into prison and has lived there ever since. Now that Louis has ascended the throne, he is condemned to die. Aramis is not one to let such a crime go unpunished. He enlists the help of Porthos. He feels that Phillipe being the older twin and thus entitled to reign should be restored to the throne and along with this, Aramis himself can also become the Cardinal of France. Devious plots are meanwhile underway, launched by the evil Superintendent of Finance, Fouquet. Aramis brings Phillipe to the palace, kidnaps Louis and substitutes one twin for another. And the story races to its gripping climax. In The Man in the Iron Mask, the final moments of some of musketeers is depicted very poignantly. Alexandre Dumas' story is based on some interesting historical facts. A mysterious prisoner called Eustache Daugher was held in several prisons across France and Italy, for 34 years under the custody of the same jailer who moved with him constantly. The French novelist Voltaire was the first to speculate about the possible identity of Daugher. However, nothing has been proven conclusively, though the story provided rich material for many conspiracy theories and novels. As a fast paced Three Musketeers adventure, The Man in the Iron Mask is indeed an exciting and interesting read.

00 – Introduction

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01a – The Prisoner (Part 1)

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01b – The Prisoner (Part 2)

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02 – How Mouston Had Become Fatter

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03 – Who Messire Percerin Was

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04 – The Patterns

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06 – The Bee-Hive, the Bees, and the Honey

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07 – Another Supper at the Bastille

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08 – The General of the Order

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09 – The Tempter

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10 – Crown and Tiara

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11 – The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

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12 – The Wine of Melun

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13 – Nectar & Ambrosia

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14 – A Gascon, and a Gascon and a Half

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15 – Colbert

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16 – Jealousy

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17 – High Treason

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18 – A Night at the Bastille

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Jun S.

Thank you so much for this.The tone and way of speaking every sentence transmitted the characters emotions so well that you can almost imagine the scene as if you have seen it while listening.

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Tássio De Almeida

excelent reading, one of the best I've ever found, thanks from Brazil

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