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Alumni Travel Reading: Stepping Stones of Western Europe

Welcome to Your Journey through Western Europe

Western Europe in Fiction

Frlm: The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask, 1998, United Artists.

A film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' famous conclusion to the Three Muskateerstrilogy. This film contains stars Leonardo DiCaprio as King Louis XIV, and John Malkovich as Athos, a man out for vengence against the kind's murdurous and tyrannical rule. 

Historical Novels

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartes

Cover art for "Mont Saint Michel and Charles"

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartes, 1913, by Henry Adams

A classic study of thirteenth century France through its great cathedrals – explores history, travel, poetry, and architecture.

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