Swashbuckler
Author: Mikel Etcheverry
Category: Other2
Published: 2012
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Read OnlineAn epic tale of love and adventure set in the Paris and Prague of 1770, Swashbuckler recounts how a group of soldiers and spies does its best to thwart the evil plans of a cabal intent on bringing Europe to war yet again, all the while finding love.A heroic comedy in five acts, in verses.Swashbuckler is the story set in 1770 of a group of spies, French, English and Americans, who are sent from Paris to Prague to undo the plans of a group of powerful men who have vested interests in a new European conflict.They will cross path with three pirates who seem out of place on dry land, an old alchemist who may have lost his mind - or not, a Russian female spy famed for her deadliness, as well as several other colorful characters. Sword fights and love stories abound in this epic comedy.It is all written in alexandrines, twelve syllable verses rhyming two by two.A play in five acts.