Le roi des montagnes by Edmond About

"Le roi des montagnes" by Edmond About is a French-language novel published in 1857. A young German botanist travels to Greece to study plants but is kidnapped by Hatzistavros, a legendary brigand chief who once fought in the Greek War of Independence. Held captive alongside a wealthy English mother and daughter, the botanist discovers a web of corruption connecting the brigands, Greek authorities, and high society. As ransom negotiations unfold and escape attempts fail, he must navigate deadly games of deception to survive. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author About, Edmond, 1828-1885
Title Le roi des montagnes
Original Publication Paris: Hachette, 1925.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_des_montagnes Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_des_montagnes
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Brigands and robbers -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 72773
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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