Project Gutenberg 2017-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 113 Dumas, Alexandre 1824 1895 fils, Alexandre Dumas Dumas, A. (Alexandre) hijo, Alejandro Dumas Borg, Felix 1888 1959 La dame aux camélias. Finnish Kamelianainen Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_the_Camellias Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamelianainen E-text prepared by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Kamelianainen" by Alexandre Dumas is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Marguerite Gautier, a beautiful and admired courtesan in Paris, who is revealed to have a complex past and struggles with societal scorn. The novel captures themes of love, sacrifice, and the stark realities faced by those of a disreputable class. The opening of the novel introduces the narrator, who learns about the death of Marguerite Gautier through a public auction of her belongings. Intrigued by her tragic story, he reflects on her life and the admiration she garnered during her time. As the narrative unfolds, we see glimpses of Marguerite's world, her beauty, her relationships with wealthy men, and her eventual decline in health. The narrator's sympathy for Marguerite deepens, setting the stage for an exploration of her character and the impact of her choices on her life and her lovers, particularly Armand Duval, who plays a critical role in her story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Paris (France) -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 373795 2025-08-21T13:11:47.815032 text/html 373627 373545 2024-09-22T11:50:41.553459 2023-09-23T10:01:31.938028 text/html text/html 200219 2025-08-21T13:11:55.811952 application/epub+zip 204691 2025-08-21T13:11:50.858015 application/epub+zip 190348 2025-08-21T13:11:49.515990 application/epub+zip 397009 2025-08-21T13:11:59.670989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365574 2025-08-21T13:11:55.049044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330769 2022-09-24T16:22:36.535401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319839 2025-08-21T13:11:47.344993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300088 2024-10-23T01:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18242 2025-08-21T13:11:59.806916 application/rdf+xml 14563 2025-08-21T13:11:50.111963 image/jpeg 3808 2025-08-21T13:11:49.857986 image/jpeg 198131 2025-08-21T13:11:47.843975 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia