
A spirited narrator sets off across the windswept cliffs and sun‑kissed villages of Corsica, painting the island’s rugged beauty with lively detail. From bustling ports to quiet hamlets, the journey is punctuated by warm hospitality, lively market chatter, and the ever‑present whisper of ancient vendettas. Along a winding mountain road, the traveler encounters a striking fortified house that hints at deeper secrets hidden in the stone walls.
Inside, he meets two striking brothers whose bond seems almost supernatural—each feeling the other's emotions and thoughts as if they shared a single mind. Their fierce loyalty, tangled with rivalry and love, draws the narrator into a world of intrigue, duels, and passionate devotion. As the story unfolds, listeners are carried through Corsica’s dramatic landscape, feeling every heartbeat of the brothers’ intertwined fates.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (165K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by Google and the Bodleian Library.
Release date
2013-01-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1802–1870
Best known for The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, this wildly popular French storyteller helped define the adventure novel. His life was dramatic too, shaped by family history that reached from France to Saint-Domingue, now Haiti.
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