The Lady of the Camellias

byAlexandre Dumas, Liesl Schillinger (Translator), Julie Kavanagh (Introducer)
One of the greatest love stories of all time, The Lady of the Camellias recounts the history of Marguerite Gautier, the most beautiful, brazen, and expensive courtesan in all of Paris. Known to all as 'the Lady of the Camellias' because she is never seen without her favourite flowers, she leads a glittering life of endless parties and aristocratic balls, with the richest men in France flocking to her boudoir to lay their fortunes at her feet. But despite having many lovers, she has never really loved - until she meets Armand Duval, young, handsome and from a lower social class, and yet hopelessly in love with Marguerite.
One of the greatest love stories of the world
Henry James

About Alexandre Dumas

Alexander Dumas was born in 1802 at Villes-Cotterets. He received very little education but when he entered the household of the future king, Louis-Philippe, he began to read veraciously and then to write. In 1839 he began writing novels dealing with the wars of religion and the Revolution, but he is most remembered for his historical novels, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • ISBN: 9780143107026
  • Length: 304 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 208g
  • Price: £9.99