The Man in the Iron Mask (Classic Fiction)

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Summary: A poignant ending to the most romantic series ever written.
Review: This book only marginally resembles the recent movie. The last of The D'Artagnan Romances, a series of six romances spanning forty years and written by Alexandre Dumas in the mid-1800s, The Man in the Iron Mask presents Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan aligned against each other politically, but always joined together in spirit and friendship. The series vividly recreates the courts of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, as seen from the perspective of the four Musketeers. The intrigue and adventures of these four men carries the reader into their lives, loves, and tragedies. In The Man in the Iron Mask, Philippe's struggle with his identity and his attempt to rule France serves only as a backdrop to the complex relations of the characters. Dumas' flamboyant writing style enhances the intricate splendor he describes. A master wordsmith, Dumas was extremely successful in France during his life. The Man in the Iron Mask and the other D'Artagnan Romances are based on the Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan, written by Courtils de Sandras. Dumas' other great success was The Count of Monte Cristo. ...The D'Artagnan Romances are: The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise de la Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask.

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Summary: The Corsican Brothers does not fit in.
Review: This is what I originally put in my review:

If the order of Dumas' D'Artagnan novels is: The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Ten Years Later, Louise de la Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask, as one reader has put in his review, then where does The Corsican Brothers fit in? I only filled in 1 star because that was a required field. I haven't actually read the book.

I have since learned that _The Corsican Brothers_ is not related to the Musketeers/D'Artagnan series. It not only set during Dumas' own lifetime, he made himself a minor character in it.

I would have deleted this whole review, except that I saw that 1 in 6 people found it helpful. I hope the one person who liked it sees this correction. My appologies to the other five.