The man in the iron mask
Readers rate it 3.8 (114 on Hardcover)
470 pages · Released 2003 · Penguin Books
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This classic adventure novel follows the aging musketeers as they become entangled in a dangerous plot involving a mysterious prisoner. The story emphasizes loyalty, honor, and friendship while exploring complex moral dilemmas about duty and conscience. Violence is present but not graphic—typical of swashbuckling adventure—and mature themes include imprisonment and political intrigue without sexual content beyond period-appropriate romance. The Penguin edition is a well-edited classic suitable for older middle-grade and teen readers.
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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... 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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- History
- Fiction
- Classic Literature
- Juvenile fiction
- Prisoners
- Brothers
- Twins
- Adventure stories
- Fiction, general
- Literature and fiction, historical fiction
- Fiction, action & adventure
- France, fiction
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ISBN 9780140439243 · Penguin Books