How Long to Read The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged)?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 33 minutes to read The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged) by Alexandre Dumas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Man in the Iron Mask continues the tale of our four heroes from The Three Musketeers, Dumas's wildly popular introduction to the mischievous Musketeers – D'Artagnan, Aramis, Porthos, and Athos. In this dark sequel, we track their lives many years after the prodigious moment when D'Artagnan receives a commission to be a lieutenant in the Musketeers. We find in The Man in the Iron Mask that things have changed quite a bit from the seeming happy days of swashbuckling adventures. The story opens at the famous French prison known as the Bastille. A priest named Aramis – a former Musketeer – is sitting in a cell with a prisoner. It seems that Aramis is at the prison to hear the man's confession. The prisoner, however, doesn't have anything to confess, because his only crime is being the King of France's twin brother. Aramis happens to be one of the few people in France who knows this secret. Aramis wastes no time in putting together a plan to free this prisoner and swap him for the legitimate king. Once the former prisoner becomes king, Aramis hopes to be rewarded by being appointed adviser to the King, prime minister, or even pope. Meanwhile, let's get up to speed on the situation with the real King. We have a colorful cast of characters at court. There's King Louis's mother, Anne of Austria, his younger brother (known as Monsieur, with a capital 'M'), his wife Maria Theresa, and his mistress, a woman named La Valliere. Then there's the Superintendent of Finances, a man by the name of Fouquet, who's throwing a party at Vaux in an attempt to ingratiate himself with the King. Among those who would like to see Fouquet swimming with the fishes is a man named Colbert, the Minister of Finances. To round off courtly life, we have D'Artagnan, captain of the King's Musketeers.

How long is The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged)?

The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged) by Alexandre Dumas is 788 pages long, and a total of 203,304 words.

This makes it 266% the length of the average book. It also has 248% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 30 minutes to read The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged)?

The Man in the Iron Mask (Unabriged) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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