What is the author's style in The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas?

The story-telling in Alexandre Dumas' novel, "The Man in the Iron Mask," is extremely fast-paced and action-packed, probably a result of how the novel was originally distributed. "The Man in the Iron Mask" was first made available to the people of France as a serial novel, meaning it was released a chapter or chapters at a time in a French magazine. In the 1800s, novels were the primary form of entertainment, so long sagas with plenty of action were always a hit with readers. Therefore, "The Man in the Iron Mask" is made up of sixty chapters, most relatively short, followed by an epilogue and a special section called The Death of D'Artagnan.