The Prodigious Adventures Of Tartarin Of Tarascon (1880)

The Prodigious Adventures Of Tartarin Of Tarascon is a novel written by Alphonse Daudet and first published in 1880. The story follows the adventures of Tartarin, a larger-than-life character from Tarascon, a small town in the south of France. Tartarin is a hunter and a self-proclaimed hero, who dreams of traveling to exotic places and having thrilling adventures.The novel is divided into three parts, each of which tells a different adventure of Tartarin. In the first part, Tartarin goes on a hunting trip to Algeria, where he meets a group of locals who mistake him for a famous lion hunter. Tartarin, eager to keep up the fa�����ade, agrees to hunt a lion, but things don't go as planned.In the second part, Tartarin travels to the Arctic with a group of explorers, where he encounters a tribe of Eskimos and becomes embroiled in a dangerous political situation.In the final part, Tartarin goes to Russia, where he becomes involved in a plot to overthrow the Tsar. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a group of Cossacks and a beautiful Russian princess.The novel is a satire of the romanticized adventure novels of the time, and it pokes fun at the idea of the hero who is always ready to fight for his country and defend his honor. Daudet's writing is humorous and light-hearted, and he uses Tartarin's adventures to comment on the absurdity of nationalism and the dangers of hero worship.Overall, The Prodigious Adventures Of Tartarin Of Tarascon is an entertaining and thought-provoking novel that offers a unique perspective on the adventure genre.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.