The Lady of the Camellias
A novel from the series "Novels from World Literature"
The best-known novel of Dumas fils: a love that changes a woman's life, and a sacrifice no one knows about.
What you'll learn
- Follow Marguerite and Armand from their first meeting to her last letter
- See how love can be a silent sacrifice
- Meet unforgettable characters such as Marguerite, Armand, his father and Prudence
- Walk through the salons of 19th-century Paris
- Open the door to classic French literature
About this book
Paris in the 19th century. Marguerite Gautier is a famous beauty of the city's salons. She lives on rich men who pay for her dresses and her parties, and she is never without a bouquet of camellias. Armand Duval, a simple and honest young man, loves her, and she leaves her whole old life for him and moves with him to the countryside.
But Armand's father comes to her in secret and asks her to leave him, to save his future and his sister's good name. She agrees, and gives up her love without telling him why, so he believes she betrayed him. Armand learns the truth only after she dies alone, when he reads her diary.
This is one of the best-known novels of world literature, in its classic English translation. The book is written in English. 224 pages and 26 chapters, with a drawing at the start of every chapter.
Who this book is for
- Lovers of classic novels
- Literature students
- Lovers of timeless love stories
- Anyone starting Dumas fils for the first time
- Anyone who loves stories that stay with you
Why read this book
- 26 chapters in 224 pages
- The novel behind Verdi's opera "La Traviata"
- A drawing at the start of every chapter
- The classic English text
