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    Saving the Queen: A Comedy of Cape and Sword
    Saving the Queen: A Comedy of Cape and Sword
    Saving the Queen: A Comedy of Cape and Sword
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    Saving the Queen: A Comedy of Cape and Sword

    By Théophile Gautier and Bernard Lopez

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    Well-known French writer Théophile Gautier and Bernard Lopez combine their talents in this send-up of the cloak-and-sword dramas so popular with the Romantics. When the Spanish Queen's horse runs away with her, two unknown caballeros rescue Elizabeth from certain death--despite the fact that Spanish law prohibits anyone but the King and her closest attendants from touching her. But the Queen is not ungrateful, and Doña Beatrix, a Lady-in-Waiting, promises to marry the unknown savior, sight unseen, if the Queen can somehow save her rescuer from the capital punishment demanded by statute. A comedy of errors ensues, with two possible suitors pressing their claims upon Beatrix--and also on the Queen! A delightful and hilarious drama that should play well to modern audiences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9781479409778
    Saving the Queen: A Comedy of Cape and Sword
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    Théophile Gautier

    Jules Pierre Théophile Gautier, né à Tarbes le 30 août 1811 et mort à Neuilly-sur-Seine le 23 octobre 1872, est un poète, romancier et critique d'art français.

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