Project Gutenberg 2006-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 457 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile Captain Fracasse Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Fracasse_(novel) Dianne Bean and David Widger "Captain Fracasse" by Théophile Gautier is a novel set during the reign of Louis XIII, likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the Baron de Sigognac, a poverty-stricken nobleman who resides in his ancestral, but dilapidated, château. Living a life of solitude and despair, he faces the harsh realities of his family's decline until fate presents him with an opportunity for adventure and the possibility of love. The beginning of the novel introduces us to the baron's forlorn existence in his ancestral home, referred to as Castle Misery, which serves as a vivid metaphor for his own state of being. We see the château’s lavish but crumbling and unkempt details, a reflection of the baron's own falling status in society. The narrative captures the baron's melancholic life inhabited by his loyal but old servant Pierre and a few animals, until he encounters a troupe of wandering actors seeking shelter during a storm. This marks a turning point in his life, as he is drawn into their lively world, and ignites a spark of hope within him that may lead him beyond the confines of his desolate surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 971807 2025-08-01T08:59:35.788138 text/html 994088 2021-06-17T03:00:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 645940 2025-08-01T08:59:43.375572 application/epub+zip 646110 2025-08-01T08:59:36.729075 application/epub+zip 464924 2025-08-01T08:59:36.261083 application/epub+zip 873627 2025-08-01T08:59:49.733513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839086 2025-08-01T08:59:43.037540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658466 2022-09-01T10:01:40.976829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 950416 2025-08-01T08:59:35.186174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 950229 2021-06-17T03:04:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17026 2025-08-01T08:59:49.883526 application/rdf+xml 14686 2025-08-01T08:59:36.367085 image/jpeg 2174 2025-08-01T08:59:36.316126 image/jpeg 660162 2025-08-01T08:59:35.870124 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia