The Lady of the Camellias: Classic of French Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788027308613)

Set in mid-19th-century France, the novel tells the love story between Marguerite Gautier, a demimondaine or courtesan and Armand Duval, a young bourgeois. Marguerite is nicknamed "lady of the camellias" because she wears a red camellia when she is unavailable for making love and a white camelia when she is available to her lovers. Armand falls in love with Marguerite and ultimately becomes her lover. He convinces her to leave her life as a courtesan and to live with him in the countryside. This idyllic existence is interrupted by Armand's father, who, concerned with the scandal created by the illicit relationship, and fearful that it will destroy Armand's sister's chances of marriage, convinces Marguerite to leave. La Dame aux Cam lias is a semi-autobiographical novel based on the author's brief love affair with a courtesan, Marie Duplessis.

Author: Alexandre Dumas Fils
ISBN-10: 8027308615
ISBN-13: 9788027308613
Publisher: E-Artnow
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2020
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d