The Man in the Iron Mask (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Dumas (père), Alexandre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192838423 ISBN 13: 9780192838421

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

Synopsis

One of France's best-selling writers at the time of the novel's composition, Dumas here combines what he considered to be life's essentials - `l'action et l'amour'. This historical romance is the climax of his epic of chivalry and valour that began with The Three Musketeers, and it is here that Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and their friend d'Artagnan, once invincible, meet their destinies. This edition provides background information and notes crucial to an understanding of the legend and the novel's setting.

About this title

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From the Publisher:

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About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0192838423
• ISBN 13: 9780192838421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Coward David