Captain Fracasse

Original title: Le capitaine Fracasse (French)

Credits: Théophile Gautier (author)

Summary

Captain Fracasse is an 1863 novel by the French writer Théophile Gautier. It is an adventure novel set in the seventeenth century. The story has been adapted for film and television numerous times. An 1866 edition of the novel was illustrated by Gustave Doré. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

From Wikipedia (English): Captain Fracasse (novel) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

English translation: all 22 published chapters are available.

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Chapters (22)

  1. 1. Le Chateau de la Misère
  2. 2. Le Chariot de Thespis
  3. 3. L’auberge du Soleil Bleu
  4. 4. Brigands pour les Oiseaux
  5. 5. Chez Monsieur le Marquis
  6. 6. Effet de Neige
  7. 7. Ou le Roman Justifie Son Titre
  8. 8. Les Choses Se Compliquent
  9. 9. Coups D’épée, Coups de Baton
  10. 10. Une Tête dans une Lucarne
  11. 11. Le Pont-Neuf
  12. 12. Le Radis Couronné
  13. 13. Double Attaque
  14. 14. Les Délicatesses de Lampourde
  15. 15. Malartic A L’œuvre
  16. 16. Vallombreuse
  17. 17. La Bague D’améthyste
  18. 18. En Famille
  19. 19. Orties et Toiles D’araignée
  20. 20. Déclaration D’amour de Chiquita
  21. 21. Hymen, O Hyménée!
  22. 22. Le Chateau du Bonheur

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