The Princess of Bagdad - A Play in Three Acts

This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's 1881 play The Princess of Bagdad - A Play in Three Acts. Set in Baghdad and taking inspiration from The Arabian Nights this intelligent and highly-entertaining play deals with themes of forbidden love and infidelity expertly interwoven with the humour and tragedy Dumas is famous for. A must-read for fans of Dumas's seminal work The Princess of Bagdad - A Play in Three Acts would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was a famous French writer. He is best remembered for his exciting romantic sagas including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite making a great deal of money from his writing Dumas was almost perpetually penniless thanks to his extravagant lifestyle. His novels have been translated into nearly a hundred different languages and have inspired over 200 motion pictures. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.