Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas - Wait list

The Man in the Iron Mask

by Alexandre Dumas
Mark F. Smith
Audiobook
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks
Place a hold Listen to a sample Listen to a sample
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks

The Man in the Iron Mask tells a story based on historic facts. In 1661, King Louis XIV of France had his minister of finances—Nicolas Fouquet—arrested for embezzlement. Also in that year, Louis successfully wooed a young handmaiden named Louise, which caused some stir. In this novel, Dumas gives us the secret history behind these facts, and it is no surprise that the story involves his famous Four Musketeers. More specifically, Aramis becomes privy to the fact that Louis has a twin brother languishing in the Bastille, and he attempts to switch the two. The novel details his fascinating and rather intricate plot to pull this off, as well as how the other Musketeers fit into the plan. The first couple of pages concern mainly the aforementioned historic events, and its a bit of reading before you get to the meat of the action. This book is highly recommended—it will become part of your life, the way some good books can. If you love literature, if you love stories of complex intrigue, and especially if you love the Four Musketeers, you HAVE to listen to this audiobook at least once in your life!

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 23, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781518944475
      • File size: 600441 KB
      • Duration: 20:50:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Naxos follows its usual pattern of punctuating the narrative with carefully chosen classical musical segments appropriate to the mood of the particular part of the story. Bill Homewood reads this tale of French political intrigue in an emotionally intense British voice that is crisp and effective. He shades his characters subtly through intonation and pacing, his voice rising with excitement as various crises develop and climax. The story details the final days of the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan, with only one left alive at the end. Heavily abridged by Homewood himself, the tale retains its essential core, and the result is exciting and satisfying. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This thrice-filmed romance stems from two historical facts. A valiant captain of musketeers named D'Artagnan lived in France c.1620--1673. Sometime before 1681, an unknown political criminal was forced to conceal his identity under an iron (or perhaps velvet) mask and condemned to live out his days in various French prisons. Some say he was the twin brother of the king. From the first fact, Dumas wove his popular adventures that began with The Three Musketeers. From the second fact, the same writer drew his plot for this, the third Musketeer novel. Reg Green delivers this very truncated abridgment with Gallic elegance and panache. He has one of those voices that compel one's attention, which he uses with great evocative power. A warning though--he delivers some odd line readings and strange pronunciations of French terms, and the sound quality is not all it should be. Y.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading