Alfred Assollant 3 hr 44 min read

The famous Pierrot of pantomime is swept into a fantastical, comic adventure, whimsical and dreamlike by turns.

Alfred Assollant's 1860 French tale spins a playful fantasy around the beloved clown of the commedia and French pantomime. Charming, imaginative period fantasy. Read it for a light-hearted flight of French whimsy starring one of theatre's most enduring figures.

In its time

Published in 1860, during the 1860s, verne launches the voyages extraordinaires.

Reading it

3 hr 44 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).