Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 406 Dumas, Alexandre 1824 1895 fils, Alexandre Dumas Dumas, A. (Alexandre) hijo, Alejandro Dumas La dame aux camélias (Novel). English Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) Dianne Bean and David Widger Updated: 2023-01-21. Dianne Bean and David Widger Updated: 2022-10-28. "Camille (La Dame aux Camélias)" by Alexandre Dumas, fils is a novel written in the mid-19th century that explores themes of love, sacrifice, and societal judgment. The story revolves around the life of Marguerite Gautier, a beautiful courtesan in Paris who navigates both the luxuries and the vulnerabilities of her existence while grappling with her emotions and the perceptions of those around her. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a narrator who recounts the events surrounding Marguerite's life and death. The narrator visits an auction of her belongings following her passing, reflecting on the nature of her life as a courtesan and the curiosity it evokes among society women. Marguerite is portrayed as both enchanting and tragic, with hints of her complex relationships, especially with Armand Duval, a man who would become central to her narrative. The opening chapters set the stage for a story steeped in emotion, as the narrator expresses a deep sympathy for Marguerite, hinting at the poignant exploration of her struggles against love, mortality, and societal scorn that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Love stories Paris (France) -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 411353 411558 2024-09-01T10:22:31.046920 2023-10-01T09:27:23.581358 text/html text/html 414880 2023-01-20T20:58:16 text/html 234825 2024-09-01T10:22:38.170896 application/epub+zip 235790 2024-09-01T10:22:32.604913 application/epub+zip 235789 2024-09-01T10:22:31.671938 application/epub+zip 398591 2024-09-01T10:22:42.341874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375985 2024-09-01T10:22:37.524870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378838 2022-09-01T11:41:45.191363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383653 383681 2024-09-01T10:22:30.207919 2023-10-01T09:27:22.789341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383432 2023-01-20T20:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19725 2024-09-01T10:22:42.493845 application/rdf+xml 13806 2024-09-01T10:22:32.032914 image/jpeg 3271 2024-09-01T10:22:31.848909 image/jpeg 141893 2023-01-20T21:00:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 144992 2023-01-20T21:00:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 200875 2024-09-01T10:22:31.082923 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia