Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 808 Dumas, Alexandre 1824 1895 fils, Alexandre Dumas Dumas, A. (Alexandre) hijo, Alejandro Dumas La dame aux camélias (Novel). English Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias 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.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Love stories Paris (France) -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 411498 2025-08-01T10:25:35.797053 text/html 414880 2023-01-20T20:58:16 text/html 259704 2025-08-01T10:25:44.604014 application/epub+zip 260426 2025-08-01T10:25:39.075052 application/epub+zip 243530 2025-08-01T10:25:37.811065 application/epub+zip 435342 2025-08-01T10:25:48.631980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412742 2025-08-01T10:25:43.676999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378838 2022-09-01T11:41:45.191363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383653 2025-08-01T10:25:35.052109 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383432 2023-01-20T20:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20038 2025-08-01T10:25:48.776968 application/rdf+xml 13693 2025-08-01T10:25:38.359097 image/jpeg 3270 2025-08-01T10:25:38.091017 image/jpeg 141893 2023-01-20T21:00:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 144992 2023-01-20T21:00:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 223557 2025-08-01T10:25:35.829088 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