"Le Bossu: Aventures de Cape et d'Épée. Volume 4" by Paul Féval is a swashbuckling novel published as a serial in 1857. When the Duke of Nevers is treacherously murdered by his cousin Gonzague, the skilled swordsman Henri de Lagardère swears revenge and flees with Nevers's infant daughter. Eighteen years later, disguised as a hunchback, Lagardère returns to confront the now-powerful Gonzague in a dangerous game involving stolen identities, hidden heirs, and a promise of vengeance that echoes through the French court. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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