The Corsican Brothers
A richly drawn tale of fraternal love and revenge set in Corsica and Paris in the middle 19th century. Dumas weaves the story of Siamese twins, separated at birth physically but never separated in spirit. When one is murdered, the other leaves Corsica for Paris to avenge the killing.
A richly drawn tale of fraternal love and revenge set in Corsica and Paris in the middle 19th century. Dumas weaves the story of Siamese twins, separated at birth physically but never separated in spirit. When one is murdered, the other leaves Corsica for Paris to avenge the killing.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781600961304 (1600961304)
Publish date: July 1st 2008
Publisher: Waking Lion Press
Pages no: 108
Edition language: English
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