Camellia Girl (Illustrated Edition)

Author: (French) Alexandre Dumas fils
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias) is Alexandre Dumas fils's breakthrough work and masterpiece. The novel follows the life experiences of its protagonist, Marguerite, vividly depicting the tragic story of a prostitute who is both outwardly and inwardly as holy and beautiful as a camellia. The novel pioneered the "fallen woman" series in French literature. Its focus on the social issues of love and had a profound impact on the emergence of realistic problem novels in late 19th-century Europe, as well as the rise of realistic melodramas.