Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask

In the late 1600s a man was doubly-imprisoned: his body in an iron cell and his face in an iron mask. Who the “man in the iron mask” was, why he was imprisoned, and how he was treated during imprisonment, remains a mystery that has captivated historians for centuries. Before Dumas penned the final volume of his D’Artagnan Romances, “The Man in the Iron Mask,” he wrote that “everything connected with the masked prisoner arouses the most vivid curiosity.” This essay is a comprehensive summary of theories regarding the masked prisoner’s identity and history from the 1770s to Dumas’ time (1840s). - Summary by jvanstan (1 hr 42 min)

Chapters

Section 1	19:22	Read by John Van Stan
Section 2	18:53	Read by John Van Stan
Section 3	16:24	Read by John Van Stan
Section 4	19:39	Read by John Van Stan
Section 5	27:52	Read by John Van Stan

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important puzzle

THE MYSTERY CONTINUES

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AVID READER

The identity of the man in the iron mask is assuredly one of the most desired of all historical mysteries. Certainly it will never be solved to everyone's satisfaction. A word of thanks to Dumas for this thorough assimilation of the more probable theories. And. as always, thanks to JVS for his reading.