Otho the Archer

by Alexandre Dumas

Overview

This 1840 short novel is based on tales Dumas heard during his trip to Germany and is set on the banks of the Rhine in 1340. It features a melodramatic plot which keeps veering off in unexpected directions as Dumas explores various German tales.
In the narrative, the Landgrave (Prince) Ludwig of Godesburg, is struck by the resemblance of his son to a friend of his wife’s, and so decides that he has been cuckolded. He sends his wife off to a nunnery and ships his son, Otho, to a monastery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788835368533
Publisher:	Classica Libris
Publication date:	02/06/2020
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	861 KB

About the Author

One of the most widely read French authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote more than a hundred plays and novels, including the famous Three Musketeers trilogy, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask. His books have been translated into more than 100 languages.