Tartarin of Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet
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"Tartarin of Tarascon" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel written in 1872. In the Provençal town of Tarascon, hunters are so enthusiastic that no game remains. When plump middle-aged Tartarin reacts excitedly to a caged lion, the town mistakes this as commitment to an African hunting expedition. To save face, he must go. Armed with absurd equipment and infinite gullibility, Tartarin stumbles through Algeria encountering conmen and misadventures, ultimately returning home penniless
but celebrated after shooting a tame, blind lion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897 |
|---|---|
| Title | Tartarin of Tarascon |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarin_of_Tarascon |
| Note | See also PG#2375 tr. by Oliver C. Colt |
| Credits | Produced by Donal O'Danachair, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Algeria -- Fiction |
| Subject | Lion hunting -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1862 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 553 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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