Captain Fracasse

Complete and unabridged, with 59 full-page plates by Jacob van Ruisdael, Edvard Munch and Jan van Goyen. A penniless young baron sits in his ruined château waiting to die of pride, until a troupe of strolling players asks for shelter — and by morning he has joined them as Captain Fracasse, the braggart in the mask. Gautier trained as a painter and led the Romantics at the riotous premiere of Herna...