Camille
Camille is the lady of camellias, Margherita Gauthier, a Parisienne of high fashion who finds real love only in Armando Duval. The two escape to a tranquil country setting, but Armando's father secretly persuades Margherita to give his son up. This she does, in a display of sentiment so...
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Camille is the lady of camellias, Margherita Gauthier, a Parisienne of high fashion who finds real love only in Armando Duval. The two escape to a tranquil country setting, but Armando's father secretly persuades Margherita to give his son up. This she does, in a display of sentiment so convincing that Armando takes his leave in a high dudgeon, which reduces Margherita to fatal despair.Armando's father relents, but too late. In one of literature's most tender scenes, Armando returns to find Margherita dying."Penetrating and passionate." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781609420840 (1609420845)
Publish date: September 30th 2010
Publisher: Lits
Pages no: 142
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Love,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature
Marguerite Gautier is the most beautiful, brazen—and expensive—courtesan in all of Paris. Despite being ill with consumption, she lives a glittering, moneyed life of nonstop parties and aristocratic balls and savors every day as if it were her last. Into her life comes Armand Duval. Young, handsome,...
bookshelves: radio-4x, dec-2015-free-for-all, winter-20152016, published-1844, lit-richer, france, classic, translation, play-dramatisation, overwrought, obsession, sentimental-hogwash Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from November 30 to December 11, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...
La signora delle camelie è un opera straordinariamente unica, emozionante e straziante. Abbiamo i due innamorati, che si ritrovano innamorati e separati a causa di una sorte ostile, e l'autore che riporta in maniera fedele la storia d'amore. Poche pagine che ti catturano come pochi libri.
I enjoyed the story and the writing. It was definitely a sad one. To experience so much love, passion and jealousy that it would drive you to do and say the most horrendous things. I felt bad for the characters, all of them. I wanted a happy ending but unfortunately I didn't get one. I will definite...
As many of you, since I learned ... to read, I have been hearing all these "classic" titles, that are must reads for anyone and have remained in human memory as incredible works to be cherished and respected. "La Dame aux Camelias" is one of those. It's a book we all know about, we've heard its name...
9 years ago
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