This famous novel is based on the real life mystery of a man in an iron mask who died in
prison.
To this day, no one
knows his real identity. The novel was first published in parts in a Paris newspaper during the winter of 1850. It is the fourth in a series of historical adventures stories. It follows the novel "The Three Musketeers", which tells about the adventures of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and their young friend, d''''Artagnan. People think that the man in the iron mask is the twin
brother of King Louis XV of France. In the story, the king puts his twin brother in his
prison because he doesn''''t want to share the throne of France with him. The king orders the prison guards to put an iron mask over his twin''''s face because he doesn''''t want anyone to recognize his brother. The three musketeers and d''''Artagnan try to rescue the twin brother from prison and make him king of France instead of Louis, who is cruel to his people.
The Man in the Iron Mask is a fresh and exciting book.
I couldn''''t put the book down till the last page.