Like many of Dumas’s novels, “The Man in the Iron Mask” originates from a historical footnote but quickly launches into pure invention. Mr. Ellsworth explains in his introduction that, in ...

Fiction: ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’ Alexandre Dumas concluded the adventures begun in ‘The Three Musketeers’ with a romantic tale of injustice, revenge, camaraderie and honor.

For centuries, experts have argued over the true identity of the prisoner known as the Man In The Iron Mask. But a US historian claims to have uncovered the real name of the unfortunate French ...

For over 300 years, the story of the Man in the Iron Mask has baffled historians, inspired books, and fueled conspiracies. Who was he really? A forgotten prince? A secret twin? A political threat ...