• ISBN13: 9788124806968
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: April 17, 2025
• Pages: 593
• Original Price: INR 450.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 400 grams
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“Pain, anguish and suffering in human life are always in proportion to the strength with which a man is endowed.”

In The Man in the Iron Mask, the final book of The D'Artagnan Romances, Alexandre Dumas delivers a tale of political conspiracy, dark secrets and betrayal, followed by the ultimate test of loyalty. The story spins around a perilous mission of the four legendary musketeers—D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, to uncover the truth behind a mysterious prisoner hidden behind an iron mask. As the musketeers uncover dark truths about the prisoner's identity, they are faced with choices that will test their honour and loyalty to both each other and the French throne. The novel weaves an unforgettable finale that will take the readers on an adventurous ride, leaving them on the edge of their seats and questioning the very nature of loyalty, identity and freedom.

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a French novelist and playwright of the nineteenth century. He gained a great reputation first as a dramatist and then as a historical novelist, becoming one of France’s most celebrated authors, creating adventurous and action-packed stories that have captivated readers for generations. His novels are filled with vivid characters, dramatic twists and intriguing action, blending historical events with rich storytelling. His works, many of which are set in the period of seventeenth-century France, often explore themes of loyalty, honour, revenge and justice. He also produced plays, travel books and other forms of writing that were translated into countless languages. Despite facing challenges, including political exile and financial struggles later in life, Dumas’s influence on literature remains profound. His work has inspired generations of writers, filmmakers and readers around the world.

Noteworthy works by Alexandre Dumas:

• The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)
• The Three Musketeers (1844)
• Twenty Years After (1845)
• The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1847)

• Chapter 1: The Prisoner.................................................. 1
• Chapter 2: How Mouston Had Become Fatter without Giving Porthos Notice Thereof, and of the Troubles Which Consequently Befell that Worthy Gentleman..........................................................32
• Chapter 3: Who Messire Jean Percerin Was..................... 42
• Chapter 4: The Patterns................................................... 50
• Chapter 5: Where, Probably, Moliere Obtained His First Idea of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme................................................. 61
• Chapter 6: The Bee-Hive, the Bees, and the Honey............. 69
• Chapter 7: Another Supper at the Bastile............................81
• Chapter 8: The General of the Order.................................. 90
• Chapter 9: The Tempter....................................................100
• Chapter 10: Crown and Tiara............................................109
• Chapter 11: The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte.....................118
• Chapter 12: The Wine of Melun...........................................124
• Chapter 13: Nectar and Ambrosia......................................131
• Chapter 14: A Gascon, and a Gascon and a Half................. 136
• Chapter 15: Colbert............................................................151
• Chapter 16: Jealousy.........................................................158
• Chapter 17: High Treason..................................................166
• Chapter 18: A Night at the Bastile.........................................177
• Chapter 19: The Shadow of M. Fouquet...................................185
• Chapter 20: The Morning....................................................... 203
• Chapter 21: The King’s Friend...............................................213
• Chapter 22: Showing How the Countersign Was Respected at the Bastile...............................................................................232
• Chapter 23: The King’s Gratitude...........................................242
• Chapter 24: The False King.................................................. 252
• Chapter 25: In Which Porthos Thinks He Is Pursuing a Duchy. . 263
• Chapter 26: The Last Adieux..................................................269
• Chapter 27: Monsieur de Beaufort...........................................276
• Chapter 28: Preparations for Departure..................................285
• Chapter 29: Planchet’s Inventory............................................295
• Chapter 30: The Inventory of M. de Beaufort............................. 302
• Chapter 31: The Silver Dish..................................................... 309
• Chapter 32: Captive and Jailers................................................318
• Chapter 33: Promises............................................................329
• Chapter 34: Among Women............................342
• Chapter 35: The Last Supper................................352
• Chapter 36: In M. Colbert’s Carriage................................361
• Chapter 37: The Two Lighters....................................370
• Chapter 38: Friendly Advice.................................378
Chapter 39: How the King, Louis XIV., Played His Little Part. . . . . . . . . .385
• Chapter 40: The White Horse and the Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
• Chapter 41: In Which the Squirrel Falls,—the Adder Flies. . .404
• Chapter 42: Belle-Ile-en-Mer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
• Chapter 43: Explanations by Aramis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
• Chapter 44: Result of the Ideas of the King, and the Ideas of D’Artagnan. . . . . . 439
• Chapter 45: The Ancestors of Porthos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
• Chapter 46: The Son of Biscarrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447
• Chapter 47: The Grotto of Locmaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
• Chapter 48: The Grotto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
• Chapter 49: An Homeric Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
• Chapter 50: The Death of a Titan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
• Chapter 51: Porthos’s Epitaph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
• Chapter 52: M. de Gesvres’s Round. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
• Chapter 53: King Louis XIV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
• Chapter 54: M. Fouquet’s Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
• Chapter 55: Porthos’s Will. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517
• Chapter 56: The Old Age of Athos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524
• Chapter 57: Athos’s Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530
• Chapter 58: The Angel of Death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537
• Chapter 59: The Bulletin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
• Chapter 60: The Last Canto of the Poem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .550
• Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .557