false <![CDATA[The Man in the Iron Mask]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170439687m/54499.jpg 54499 102 In the Musketeers' final adventure, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Meanwhile, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask wastes away deep inside the Bastille. When the destinies of king and prisoner converge, the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties. <br><br> Introduction by Francine du Plessix Gray<br> Translated by Joachim Neugroschel 2971402 book 1847 The Man in the Iron Mask total:3375|5:705|4:1268|3:1081|2:271|1:50| 3375 12432 4959 152 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:51:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 20:51:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 05 02:47:51 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 02:52:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 06 09:17:26 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 11:21:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 14:38:20 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 15:58:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Feb 27 09:48:08 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:50:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jan 15 11:07:34 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 11:09:25 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Tue Sep 23 15:03:48 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 15:03:48 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 05 04:15:16 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 09:20:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Mon Jun 15 13:43:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:31:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 17 10:24:06 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 10:24:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 08 19:06:24 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 07:52:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 21 01:48:34 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 06:48:09 -0700 2009 So OK, it’s split into 3 books in English, I read the Oxford translations as they were the only ones I could find.
Not Dumas at his best, but still very good in parts. The start and ending being standout points for me. The portrayal of our old...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 20 11:17:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:18:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false true Tue Apr 22 15:33:25 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 21:47:27 -0700 2008
First of all, the man that was in the iron mask had very little to do with this story. As soon as we were going to get a chance to see this character and who he was, he was taken out of t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 02 14:53:38 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 14:56:03 -0800 2007 The problem I had with this book wa...more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 00:47:44 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 00:48:16 -0800 2007
Okay okay, not that boring. Perhaps I'm not accustomed in reading "royal conversations" or whatever high level language used by Dumas, but I find it really dull. It was a struggle for me to finish that book, with ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Dec 10 03:00:01 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 03:08:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 18:20:39 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 17 04:01:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 06:01:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 06:01:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Wed Dec 03 11:29:24 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:32:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54499