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A Tragic Idyl

by Paul Bourget

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics13 chapters
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Length
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About this book

In the dazzling chaos of Monte Carlo's casino during Carnival, a diverse crowd—royalty, artists, gamblers, and desperate souls—collide amid luxury and vice. Among them, a newlywed’s innocent curiosity contrasts sharply with the sinister allure of the gaming tables.

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Contents

13 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER I LE "TOUT EUROPE"
03CHAPTER II THE CRY OF A SOUL
04CHAPTER III A SCRUPLE
05CHAPTER IV LOVERS' RESOLUTIONS
06CHAPTER V AFLOAT
07CHAPTER VI IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO
08CHAPTER VII OLIVIER DU PRAT
09CHAPTER VIII FRIEND AND MISTRESS
10CHAPTER IX FRIEND AND MISTRESS—Continued
11CHAPTER X A VOW
12CHAPTER XI BETWEEN TWO TRAGEDIES

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