Captain Fracasse - Théophile Gautier - Bog

Captain Fracasse is a novel written by the French author Theophile Gautier. The story follows a group of traveling actors who are on their way to perform in a small town in France. Among the actors is a young nobleman, Baron de Sigognac, who has fallen on hard times and decides to join the troupe. The group encounters various challenges and adventures along the way, including bandits, rival actors, and romantic entanglements. As the story progresses, Baron de Sigognac takes on the role of Captain Fracasse, a brave and honorable leader who becomes the hero of the troupe's performances. However, his true identity is threatened when he falls in love with a beautiful actress named Isabelle, who is unaware of his noble background. The novel is a classic adventure tale, filled with swashbuckling action, romance, and humor. Gautier's vivid descriptions of the French countryside and the colorful characters that inhabit it bring the story to life, making it a beloved classic of French literature.1902. A Frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. The story begins: Upon the southern slope of one of those barren hills that rise abruptly here and there in the desolate expanse of the Landes, in Southwestern France, stood, in the reign of Louis XIII, a gentleman�������s residence, such as abound in Gascony, and which the country people dignify by the name of chateau. Two tall towers, with extinguisher tops, mounted guard at the angles of the mansion, and gave it rather a feudal air. The deep grooves upon its facade betrayed the former existence of a drawbridge, rendered unnecessary now by the filling up of the moat, while the towers were draped for more than half their height with a most luxuriant growth of ivy, whose deep, rich green contrasted happily with the ancient gray walls.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.