by Théophile Gautier · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070362042
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«Le Capitaine Fracasse» is the adventure novel by Théophile Gautier published by Gallimard in paperback (571 pages, in French).
The young Baron de Sigognac, ruined and confined to the Château de la Misère, joins a troupe of travelling actors. To court the naive Isabelle, he plays the swaggering Captain Fracasse on the stage and follows the troupe to Paris, where he must face the powerful Duke de Vallombreuse in a tale of love and swashbuckling adventure.
Work originally published in 1863. This Folio classique edition, edited by Antoine Adam, includes the complete text in French.
Will appeal to readers of classic French literature, adventure novels, and swashbuckling stories.
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.
