The Man in the Iron Mask

by Narcisse Fournier (Adapted By), Alexandre Dumas, Auguste-Jean-François Arnould

148 pages, Paperback

Published August 20, 2001

About the author

Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1809 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright.

He began his literary career aged 22 with two pieces, les Secrets de Cœur and la Poupée. From then on he produced a large number of comedies, vaudevilles and dramas (most often in collaboration), a few novels and articles in several reviews, notably the Revue britannique. He also translated English and German works. His works include - un Grand Orateur (1837) ; les Suites d’une faute, 1838 ; Un roman intime; le Bonheur d’être fou ; l’Homme au masque de fer ; le Jeune Père ; un Mari qui n’a rien à faire ; les Absences de Monsieur ; Pénicaut le somnanbule ; M. Candaule ou le roi des maris, la Partie de piquet ; le Mal de la peur ; Struensée ou la reine et le favori ; À la belle étoile ; Alexis Petrovich ; Histoire d’un espion politique.

Examinateur at the Théâtre-Français and the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Fournier was a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much different from the movie version.