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Le Barbier de Séville

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · 1775

Original text in French. In English: The Barber of Seville.

A grand nobleman in disguise tries to approach a young girl whom her guardian keeps locked away and intends to marry.

Theatre · 6 parts · about 25 000 words · about 1 h 50 of reading

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Contents

  1. LETTRE MODÉRÉE SUR LA CHUTE ET LA CRITIQUE DU BARBIER DE SÉVILLE36 min
  2. PERSONNAGES2 min
  3. ACTE PREMIER16 min
  4. ACTE II24 min
  5. ACTE III21 min
  6. ACTE IV12 min

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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais († 1799): public-domain work. The text is that of the Project Gutenberg e-book (no. 36826). Erostrate has not changed a single word: only the layout and the division into pages are ours.

Note on the edition (in French): Texte de l'édition originale (Paris, Ruault, 1775), dans son orthographe, tel que le reproduit une édition du XIXe siècle ; sans les notes de cette édition.

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