Ange Pitou Vol 2 Classic Reprint

Author : Alexandre Dumas
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ISBN 13 : 9781330938669
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Ange Pitou, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ange Pitou, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Taking the Bastile In which the reader is introduced to the acquaintance of the hero of this history, as well as that of the country in which he first saw the light. On the borders of Picardy and the province of Soissons, and on that part of the national territory which, under the name of the Isle of France, formed a portion of the ancient patrimony of our kings, and in the centre of an immense crescent formed by a forest of fifty thousand acres which stretches its horns to the north and south, rises, almost buried amid the shades of a vast park planted by Francis I. and Henri II., the small city of Villers-Cotterets. This place is celebrated from haying given birth to Charles Albert Demoustier, who, at the period when our present history commences, was there writing his Letters to Emilie on Mythology, to the unbounded satisfaction of the pretty women of those days, who eagerly snatched his publications from each other as soon as printed. Let us add to complete the poetical reputation of this little city, whose detractors, notwithstanding its royal chateau and its two thousand four hundred inhabitants, obstinately persist in calling it a mere village, let us add, we say, to complete its poetical reputation, that it is situated at two leagues' distance from Laferte-Milan, where Racine was born, and eight leagues' from Chateau-Thierry, the birthplace of La Fontaine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."