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Cyrano de Bergerac

by Edmond Rostand · 1821

Historical Fiction · ranked #12 in category

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Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. It was based only nominally on the 17th-century nobleman of the same name, known for

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1821 · 1820s
Author
Edmond Rostand
Standing
Recommended

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