Captain Pamphile

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Captain Pamphile
Author Alexandre Dumas
Country France
LanguageFrench
GenreAdventure
Publication date
1839
Media typePrint

Captain Pamphile or The Adventures of Captain Pamphile (French: Le Capitaine Pamphile) is an 1839 French adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. [1] It was aimed at children and had a strong anti-slavery message. It was translated into English in 1850.

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References

  1. Dorigny p.270

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