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Le Roman Du Masque De Fer

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  • 1600 first published
  • 485 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (9 ratings)
  • 279 editions
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Alexandre Dumas's Le Roman Du Masque De Fer (1600) is a historical romance and historical fiction novel. The story is set in France, in Louis XIV, 1643–1715. It features Man in the Iron Mask. Readers will find themes of prisoners, brothers, twins and three musketeers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 119 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 279 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 485 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Le Roman Du Masque De Fer

You are about to hear," said Aramis, "an account which few could now give; for it refers to a secret which they buried with their dead...." So begins the magnificent concluding story of the swashbuckling Musketeers--Aramis, Athos, Porthos, and D'Artagnan. Aramis--plotting against the King of France--bribes his way into the jail cells of the Bastille where a certain prisoner has been entombed for eight long years. The prisoner knows neither his real name nor the crime he has committed. But Aramis knows the secret of the prisoner's identity ... a secret so dangerous that its revelation could topple the King from his throne! Aramis ... plotting against the King? The motto of the Musketeers has been "All for one, and one for all." Has Aramis betrayed his friends? Is this the end of the Musketeers?
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Opening line

“WHILST every one at court was busily engaged upon his own affairs, a man mysteriously entered a house situated behind the Place de Greve.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Louis XIV, 1643–1715

Characters

  • Man in the Iron Mask

Subjects

  • Classic Literature
  • Prisoners
  • Brothers
  • Twins
  • Adventure stories
  • Literature and fiction, historical fiction
  • Action & adventure
  • France
  • Three musketeers
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Literature and fiction, action and adventure
  • Historical
  • Historical romance
  • Men's adventure
  • Children's fiction
  • Romance literature

Quick answers

Who wrote Le Roman Du Masque De Fer?

Le Roman Du Masque De Fer was written by Alexandre Dumas and first published in 1600.

What genre is Le Roman Du Masque De Fer?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Historical Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Le Roman Du Masque De Fer?

The median edition has 485 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Le Roman Du Masque De Fer?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Confusion. Volume II of the Baroque Cycle, I Will Repay and The Free Fishers.

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