Gautier, Théophile 1811-1872 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Captain Fracasse" by Théophile Gautier is a novel published in 1863. Set in seventeenth-century France during Louis XIII's reign, it follows a destitute baron who abandons his crumbling castle to join a traveling theater troupe, driven by love for a young actress. When an actor dies, the nobleman assumes the stage role of Captain Fracasse, a bumbling military character. Through this humbling experience, he must reconcile his aristocratic pride with his new theatrical life while seeking the king's aid in Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Fracasse_(novel) Release date is 2006-02-19 Dianne Bean and David Widger Original publication data not identified France -- History -- Louis XIII, 1610-1643 -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1235 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1235 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133042.0 1235