{"product_id":"the-clemenceau-case-9781513132419","title":"The Clemenceau Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Clemenceau Case (1866) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils that was inspired by his own life. It is written in the form of a letter from prison to a powerful judge and provides a scathing critique of French society for its treatment of women and children. The protagonist, Pierre Clemenceau, is born out of wedlock and is raised by a mother who tells him he has no father. He is educated at a local school and then sent to a prominent boarding school for boys, where he suffers bullying. He turns to a life of crime and relates his story to a powerful judge, declaring himself innocent due to the circumstances surrounding his birth. He seeks answers from the society that made him doubt his mother, a society that allows men to escape the responsibilities of fatherhood with impunity. This edition of the novel features a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 148 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 February 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: West Margin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Clemenceau Case (1866) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, which is partly inspired by his own life. The novel takes the form of a letter written from prison to a powerful judge. Looking back on his experiences as an illegitimate child, Pierre Clemenceau provides a scathing critique of French society for its treatment of women and children. Born out of wedlock, Pierre Clemenceau is raised by a mother who tells him he has no father. Clemenceau is educated at a local school until the age of ten, at which point he is sent to a prominent boarding school for boys. There, he struggles to make friends and suffers bullying at the hands of a young American. Tortured day and night, Pierre grows distrustful and violent, and soon turns to a life of crime. As he relates the story of his life to a powerful judge, he declares himself innocent due to the circumstances surrounding his birth, and maintains the following: \"My true crime... for which earthly justice will not pursue me, but for which I will never pardon myself nor those who impelled me to, is that I have doubted, and sometimes blushed for my mother.\" Filled with regret, he looks for answers from the society that made him doubt his mother in the first place, a society which allows men to escape the responsibilities of fatherhood with impunity. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alexandre Dumas fils The Clemenceau Case is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 203 x 127 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781513132419\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexandre Dumas fils","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44098775154938,"sku":"9781513132419","price":11.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1669984588690_book.jpg?v=1670313275","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-clemenceau-case-9781513132419","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}