The Lady of the Camellias
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The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas Fils
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.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9788027308613 |
| ISBN 10 | 8027308615 |
| Title | The Lady of the Camellias |
| Author | Alexandre Dumas Fils |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | e-artnow |
| Year published | 2020-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 118 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |