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The Vicomte de Bragelonne was first published in 1847. The present text of The Man in the
Iron Mask comprises the latter third of Dumas’s titanic narrative and follows
the standard translation, which remains anonymous.
Published in 2005 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction, Notes, Biography,
Chronology, Inspired By, Comments & Questions,
and For Further Reading.
Introduction, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2005 by Barbara T. Cooper.
Note on Alexandre Dumas, The World of Alexandre Dumas and The Man in the Iron
Mask, Inspired by The Man in the Iron Mask, and Comments & Questions
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The Man in the Iron Mask
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-233-9
ISBN-10: 1-59308-233-9
eISBN : 978-1-411-43264-2
LC Control Number 2005926186
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