Book cover for Jane: A New Translation by Alexandre Dumas

Jane

A New Translation

2025 Released
144 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Independently PublishedISBN 9798273147911
Translated by Serge Laclos

When war brings enemies together, love becomes the greatest act of courage.

During the Napoleonic Wars, Russian Lieutenant Elim Melosor witnesses a shipwreck off the coast of enemy Holland. Against all orders, he and five sailors attempt a desperate rescue-but the sea has other plans. Wrecked on Dutch shores and hunted as enemies, they find refuge in an isolated windmill, arriving just in time to defend its inhabitants from a band of marauders.

The grateful Van Naarvaersen family-wealthy Dutch merchants secretly sympathetic to Russia-shelter the sailors and disguise Elim as a German nephew. In this fragile sanctuary, the young lieutenant encounters something more dangerous than any battlefield: Jane, the family's spirited sixteen-year-old daughter.

As their forbidden romance blossoms, a vengeful customs captain threatens to expose them all. When betrayal forces the Russians to flee, Jane must choose between the safety of her home and the uncertainty of love. In a storm-tossed escape to the Russian fleet, passion and necessity collide, leading to a marriage born of desperation-and devotion.

Alexandre Dumas crafts an enchanting romantic adventure inspired by Russian author Alexandre Bestuchef-Marlinsky, proving that even in wartime, the heart recognizes no borders.

Sometimes the greatest journey is the one toward love.

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