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Ascanio; Volume 1
Paul Meurice
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R882
Discovery Miles 8 820
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The year is 1793. The newly-christened French Republic lies in
ruins, besieged on all sides. The Royalist Chouans have risen
against the Revolution, sparking a brutal war with no quarter
offered on either side. Victor Hugo personalizes the struggle with
his panoply of memorable characaters, from a peasant woman to a
Republic Army Sergeant, who become first-person witnesses to the
horrors of modern genocide. A stunning drama!
Adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misrables tells the
story of Jean Valjean, an escaped minor fugitive who is mercilessly
tracked through the decades by Police Inspector Javert. This is a
careful, loving, and faithful adaptation of a classic work of
fiction.
In mid-1500s France, Martin Guerre is determined to free his
father, the Comte de Montgomery, from an unjust prison sentence.
Montgomery had dared to love the King's mistress, Diana de
Poitiers; to prevent King Henry II from discovering her
indiscretion, Poitiers had arranged to have Montgomery put away for
life, under conditions where no one is allowed to speak to him--and
no one knows his true identity. But Guerre discovers that his
father still lives, and with his half-brother, the heir to the
title, will do anything to free his long-lost parent--even take the
city of Calais by force from its English occupiers. The King's
daughter, Diana de France, supports Guerre, because she loves his
half-brother. As the political war between the two Dianas reaches
its climax, Martin is determined to force Henry into the open. But
Henry has his own plans Another first-rate historical drama by a
master plotter
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