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Published to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the death of the prisoner at the Bastille, this account of the mystery of "the man behind the iron mask" presents all the known facts of the prisoner's existence chronologically as they have been discovered. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)944.033History and Geography Europe France and region France Bourbon 1589-1789 Louis XIV 1643-1715; War of Spanish succession ; XVIIth CenturyClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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From the back cover: For more than 300 years the legend of the 'man in the iron mask' has held a place on the stage of human enquiry and debate. From the time of his incarceration during the reign of Louis XIV right through to our modern day the awful fate of many condemned to live a lifetime with his face encased in iron has inspired anger, horror, pity and fascination. ... As the prospective candidates includes the twin brother of Louis XIV, the Duke of Monmouth, Richard Cromwell, Moleire, Nicholas Fouquet, an American archbishop, an Italian astrologer and the mysterious Eustache Dauger, are brought before the reader's attention, the mystery deepends and the excitement of the quest unfolds.
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I wanted to love this book, but I found it fairly dry and uniteresting. Part may have been my mood when I read it, and I suspect part was the book itself. The man was well treated, not in iron. I read this a few months ago and have found it to be forgettable, not even remembering who the author chose as their theory. ( )