Author: ABOUT, EDMOND [ARTHUR C.ROPES]
Title: Le Roi Des Montagnes
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 1906, Abridged Edition. Hardcover. Book, First published in1856 About's popular novel satirizes the famous Klephts of 19thC. Greece. His portrait of Hadj-Stavros owes something to the real life brigand of the mountains Christodoulos Hadji-Petros (whose charm was sufficient to attract Lady Jane Digby during her adventurous stay in Greece) "This edition .has been prepared for use in schools . one or two unimportant passages have been omitted " Edited by Arthur C Ropes, with supplementary notes for English students. Neat, tight unmarked vintage copy in green covers. Very Good +/No Jacket.

Keywords: Modern Greece Banditry Fiction Klephts Sold


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