# Captain Fracasse

By Théophile Gautier.

"Captain Fracasse" by Théophile Gautier is a novel published in 1863. Set in seventeenth-century France during Louis XIII's reign, it follows a destitute baron who abandons his crumbling castle to join a traveling theater troupe, driven by love for a young actress. When an actor dies, the nobleman assumes the stage role of Captain Fracasse, a bumbling military character. Through this humbling experience, he must reconcile his aristocratic pride with his new theatrical life while seeking the king's aid in Paris. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction

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