Marguerite Gautier is the most beautiful, brazen--and
expensive--courtesan in all of Paris. Despite being ill with
consumption, she lives a glittering, moneyed life of nonstop parties and
aristocratic balls and savors every day as if it were her last.
Into her life comes Armand Duval. Young, handsome, and recklessly
headstrong, he is hopelessly in love with Marguerite, but not nearly
rich enough. Yet Armand is Marguerite's first true love, and against her
better judgment, she throws away her upper-class lifestyle for him. But
as intense as their love for each other is, it challenges a reality that
cannot be denied....
This Signet Classics version is the only available paperback edition of
Camille, a story as old as time and as timeless as love itself.
Translated by Sir Edmond Gosse, with an Introduction by Toril Moi
Includes Photos