Camille
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Alexandre Dumas fils
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, and recklessly headstrong, he is hopelessly in love with Marguerite, but not nearly rich enough. Yet Armand is Marguerite’s first true love, and against her better judgment, she throws away her upper-class lifestyle for him. But as intense as their love for each other is, it challenges a reality that cannot be denied.…This Signet Classics version is the only available paperback edition of Camille, a story as old as time and as timeless as love itself.Translated by Sir Edmond Gosse, with an Introduction by Toril MoiIncludes Photos
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Author
Alexandre Dumas fils
Pages
272
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2004-01-06
ISBN
1101153938 9781101153932
Ratings
Google: 4
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"The story is captivating with interesting and well-written characters.<br/>However, broken down, it is still just a fanciful story <spoiler>about a man who gets the services of a prostitute for free because he convinces her that he actually "loves" her, although we do not see very many actual "loving" qualities except jealousy and desire.</spoiler> There are a few more positive traits and positive messages and the narrator does make a point of informing us that this is an exceptional case, but isn't this just an attempt to fill the male whim that he can attain the most beautiful, prized woman because he "really loves her?""
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