Ange Pitou

Resumo

"Ange Pitou" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a historical novel published in 1850. Set during the French Revolution beginning in July 1789, it follows young orphan Ange Pitou as he journeys to Paris with farmer Billot. They arrive on the eve of the storming of the Bastille, where they fight to free the imprisoned Dr. Gilbert. Returning home, Ange faces heartbreak when his love Catherine prefers an aristocrat, leading him to seek glory through revolutionary leadership while violent upheavals threaten the royal family at Versailles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)