The Man in the Iron Mask - Couverture souple

Dumas, Alexandre; Rogers, Jacqueline

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0451197003 ISBN 13 : 9780451197009

Editeur : Signet, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Dumas Alexandre

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who eventually fell from favor and died impoverished when his son was only four. Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled Henri III et sa Cour (1829). A prolific author who also had to battle racism throughout his life, Dumas was politically active, taking part in the Revolution of 1830 and later working for the  cause of Italian unification. Among his most famous historical novels, which he often wrote with collaborators (primarily Auguste Maquet) and which were typically serialized in the press, are The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-45), and The Man in the Iron Mask (1848-50). Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on December 5, 1870.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Who was the Bastille prisoner hidden away in an iron mask? Was it Louis XIV's twin brother, an older brother or some other political rival? Speculation has abounded since the 1700's. In his dramatic finale to the Three Musketeers chronicle, Alexandre Dumas gives us his version of this classic tale (filled with symbolism) and, of course, the Musketeers play key roles. Photographic Reproduction of the 1910 Edition. Part of the Cornerstone Classic Reproduction Series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Signet
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0451197003
• ISBN 13: 9780451197009
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 1