The search for the Man in the Iron Mask : a historical detective story / Paul Sonnino.
This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long qu...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016] |
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| Summary: | This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates ) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442253643 1442253649 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |