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L'Aiglon: Drame en six actes, en vers

by Edmond Rostand

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"L'Aiglon: Drame en six actes, en vers" by Edmond Rostand is a verse drama written in 1900. It tells the romanticized story of Napoleon II, the Duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon Bonaparte, during his final years. Trapped in a gilded cage at the Austrian court and haunted by his father's legendary shadow, the young duke struggles to claim his identity and destiny. Will he find the courage to escape his captors and reclaim France, or will he remain forever imprisoned by circumstance and family?

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