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Taking The Bastille (1910)

Taking The Bastille (1910)

Dumas, Alexandre
Hardy, Paul

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesFrench History

ISBN10: 1164425668
ISBN13: 9781164425663
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.84
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Taking the Bastille is a historical novel written by the renowned French author Alexandre Dumas. The book is set during the French Revolution and follows the story of a young man named Ange Pitou, who becomes caught up in the events leading up to the storming of the Bastille. Ange is a peasant who lives in the village of Villers-Cotter������ts and dreams of a better life. He becomes involved with a group of revolutionaries and eventually finds himself in Paris, where he witnesses the growing unrest and violence of the revolution. As tensions mount, Ange becomes a key player in the events leading up to the storming of the Bastille, a pivotal moment in the revolution. Along the way, he falls in love with a young woman named Catherine, who is also caught up in the revolution. Dumas weaves a gripping tale of love, loyalty, and revolution, set against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in French history. The novel is filled with vivid descriptions of the sights, sounds, and smells of Paris during the revolution, and the characters are richly drawn and complex. Taking the Bastille is a must-read for anyone interested in the French Revolution or historical fiction in general. It is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers more than a century after its initial publication.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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