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The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. They chronicled the adventures of a young man named D'Artagnan who, upon entering Paris, became almost immediately embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. Over the next six years, readers would enjoy the adventures of this youth and his three famous friends, Porthos, Athos, and Aramis, as their exploits unraveled behind the scenes of some of the most momentous events in French and even English history.
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mariaku21
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For years I honestly thought it was a stand alone within the same universe, years apart from The Three Musketeers, that's what I get for not reading the book blurb 🤣 thanks @SerialReader for this one!
Here are older heroes, showcased in their ages with wisdom, loyalty, and friendship, grounded in that very realism as I heard their weariness as well as their bodies failing them here and there throughout some fight scenes.

#pantone2023 @Clwojick

Clwojick Great match! This one has been on my list for ages. Hopefully I‘ll get to it at some point this year. 2y
mariaku21 @Clwojick that was me too! So I finally did and Porto is still my favorite musketeer. 2y
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yoavshai
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 241.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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LiseWorks
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March 8 #SavvySettings Dungeon I have never read the book but u have watched varied versions of the movies. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙📚🖤 3y
Eggs Great choice 👌🏼 3y
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Jaimeb3th
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexander Dumas

Pain, anguish, and suffering in human life are always in proportion to the strength with which a man is endowed.

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TheEllieMo
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The final book in the series featuring D‘Artagnan, Porthos, Athos and Aramis.

#Mask
#MagnificentMarch
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 5y
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TheSpineView
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas, Keith Wren
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DGRachel
Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas
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Not the book is originally planned to use for #mask, but it‘s what I could get my hands on this late at night. Alexandre Dumas is one of my favorite authors. ❤️ I have about 3/4 of a bookshelf devoted just to his work.

#ScreamathonPhotoChallenge

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julesG
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#UglyCovers #BoringCovers #PuttingYouOffCovers

@EadieB @Andrew65 @gradcat @Librarybelle

Would you like to join in the game? Show us your ugly or boring covers, or the ones that are putting you off reading the book.

Pic from: https://electricliterature.com/these-book-covers-are-so-terrible-you-wont-believ...

Have a look at the article. 😁

erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve read the article before. Urgh! Such put off overs right? What were they thinking?! 5y
julesG @erzascarletbookgasm They weren't thinking, obviously. 😁 5y
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EadieB @julesG Article was very interesting and your cover is very ugly! lol 5y
batsy The Crime and Punishment one 🤣 5y
Cathythoughts 😳🤣🤣🤣 5y
rockpools They are spectacular! 5y
Kalalalatja Why do all the persons in the covers look like they have been photoshopped unto the background? 🤔 5y
Librarybelle These are spectacularly horrible! 5y
LeahBergen Oh, I can totally find some ugly covers on my shelves! 😆 5y
gradcat Omigod, this is really frightening! 😱 I‘ll start posting scary/ugly/put-one-off covers tomorrow. 😂 (edited) 5y
Andrew65 Yep, that definitely fits the bill! 5y
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GenDoyle
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Terminer de lire le dernier opus de Dumas mettant en scène les personnages incroyables que sont les 3 (bon 4) mousquetaires. De l'histoire (romancée un brin), de l'action et des stratégies à profusion, mais surtour, des personnages plus grands que nature.

Des personnages comme ça, il ne s'en fait plus!

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gradcat
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RebelReader
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexander Dumas
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1. Tagged book and I hope to start Sittenfeld‘s newest and finish Heartburn on audio.
2. See above and there is a job I want to apply for online.
3. My late mother in law‘s potato salad. She told me how to make it, but it never tastes as good as hers. I‘d tease her that I thought she spit in it to give it that special something! 🤣🤣

#manicminday

JoScho Enjoy your day reading ❤️ 7y
RadicalReader @RebelReader “ spit in it to give it something special” 😂😂😂😂 7y
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JacintaMCarter
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While flipping through channels, my dad fell asleep with the tv on this. I've never seen it before, but it's pretty good so far.

annahenke Yes, this is a good movie. 7y
Linear My oldest son is named Philip after the good twin. I love this movie 7y
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Bluegrassyogi
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexander Dumas
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Taking my afternoon coffee with a little Dumas

"I call liberty the flowers, the air, light, the stars, the happiness of going whithersoever the nervous limbs of your age may wish to carry you."

shanmcf I just finished re-reading The Three Musketeers recently! 7y
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GlitterGirl
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And for today's #JubilantJuly #SetinFrance I give you this beautiful classic! And just check out the dates! I bought it in 1998 and the person before me had it since 1955!
62 years!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately there is no publication date in the book itself.
@RealLifeReading

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mrsthilkey
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I just ordered these beautiful word cloud classics by Canterbury to put on my new bookshelf. I so wish they had TMITIM to go with them! I haven't read TTM yet but I'm sure I'll love it.

#aprilbookshowers #masked

Amanda.T I just bought the same edition of TCOMC. Can't wait to pick it up soon! 8y
mrsthilkey @Amanda.T Have you read it before?! It's so good! 8y
Amanda.T No, not yet! I've been meaning to forever, so when I saw this edition I had to pick it up. 8y
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Jess_Read_This
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"D'Artagnan had time to reflect that women - those gentle doves - treat one another more cruelly than bears and tigers."

•Geez, don't hold back.. Dumas. Interesting observation that hasn't changed over the years. ?I think tigers and bears are probably in a better place with each other than some women I know... ??

#Masked for #AprilBookShowers


#classic #dumas #allforone #adventure #literature #readharder

Sace Illustrated Classic for the win! 😊 8y
Jess_Read_This @Sace ❤️📚❤️I absolutely love the Illustrated Classics. My aunt and uncle had a set that I borrowed from frequently as a kid! 8y
Sace I have fond memories of reading them. 😊 8y
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GoneFishing
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas, Keith Wren

A man is held to be criminal, sometimes, by the great ones of the earth, not because he has committed a crime himself but because he knows of one which has been committed.

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GoneFishing
The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexander Dumas

Does the open wound in another's breast soften the pain of the gaping wound in our own? Or does the blood which is welling from another man's side staunch that which is pouring from our own? Does the general anguish of our fellow creatures lessen our own private and particular anguish? No, no, each suffers on his own account, each struggles with his own grief, each sheds his own tears.

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GoneFishing
Man in the Iron Mask | Alexandre Dumas

I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses.

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MrBook
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This can be a standalone, but it's actually the last of a cycle starting with "The Three Musketeers". I read this one first when a kid & loved it. Re-read it for college required-reading & still loved it! Philippe is imprisoned in the Bastille w/ an iron mask over his face. He & Louis XIV have things in common. Fun, riotous, daring, classic, amazing! An important read! #PairWith: Joseph Drouhin, AC Côte de Beaune Villages, Burgundy, room temp.

57thStreetBooks If you haven't read it yet, check out The Black Count by Tom Reiss. It's the biography of Dumas' father and it becomes quickly apparent that many of these novels were heavily inspired by his life! 8y
Chelsey Love this story! 8y
MrBook @57thStreetBooks That one has been on my TBR for awhile now! Thank you for reminding me 😎👌🏻👍🏻🙌🏻! I'll be moving it up a couple...hundred positions 😂👏🏻. @Chelsey Yesss! 😁👏🏻🙌🏻! 8y
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quirkyreader And this is also diverse reading. 🐸🐙 8y
Delphine Good taste in French classic literature (even though I haven't read this one yet) and good taste in wine (which I actually had a taste and loved it. And yes, definitely room temp for this type of wine) 🤓 8y
MrBook @quirkyreader Yes 😁👍🏻! @Delphine Thank you ☺️😎👍🏻🙌🏻!!! 8y
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MichelleBookAddict
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MrBook Welcome to @Litsy !!! We hope you enjoy your time on here with us 😊👍🏻! Won't find a better bibliophile community than right here, imho. 😎👌🏻🙌🏻 7y
MrBook Well, welcome back, I should say. 😆 7y
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