Download or read book Captain Fracasse written by Theophile Gautier and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get set for action and adventure in this thrill-a-minute swashbuckler from French writer Theophile Gautier. The tale follows the ups and downs of a well-born but penniless aristocrat who casts aside his birthright in favor of the traveling life. Fans of The Three Musketeers will delight in this picaresque page-turner.