UK: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK WT CD

i really loved this book, but was severely disappointed at the end,which while did its job felt very rushed and quite lacking compared to the thrilling and very well-written middle and climax.there were areas at the beginning and at the end that were really rather weak and even a little bit borin...

Edited and annotated by David Coward, from an older translation. Well, the mammoth saga of the once-invincibles comes to a rather sad end. Porthos dies because his strength gives out. Aramis flees France in disgrace because his schemes come to ruin. And Athos dies because the one thing dearer to...

The Man in the Iron Mask is a little like a Wikipedia page on French history that jumps out of your monitor and dances around on your desk. The characters are well known to us as we get into this story as we see the return of the three musketeers and D'Artagnon who has now become the captain of t...

Finally, the book in which things actually happen!(view spoiler)[...everybody dies. Well, not everybody, but most people. :( I regret Porthos the most.Also, the end wasn't nearly so satisfying as I'd remembered. I remember the first time I read it, thinking that there was a strong possibility that Philippe had... (hide spoiler)]

Well at this rate I should average about 12 books this year.I enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo so much that I went and bought The Man in the Iron Mask and started reading it almost immediately.However, I have to say it took about 250 pages into the book to start enjoying the story and thus exped...