Tartarin of Tarascon
The story tells the burlesque adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, a small town in southern France, whose invented adventures and reputation as a swashbuckler finally force him to travel to a very prosaic Algiers in search of lions.
(Summary by Wikipedia, modified by Nadine)
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): literature (1956), adventure (1005), humor (640), France (174), humour (146), lion (15), hero (13), swashbuckler (3), Algeria (3), Bravida (2) ... [Show full list]