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Paperback The Wife of King Candaules Book

ISBN: 1162797649

ISBN13: 9781162797649

The Wife of King Candaules

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The Wife of King Candaules by Theophile Gautier is a novella that tells the story of the ancient King Candaules of Lydia and his beautiful wife, Nyssia. The king is so proud of his wife's beauty that he wants to show her off to his trusted friend, Gyges, by inviting him to secretly observe her while she is undressed. However, Nyssia discovers the plan and decides to take revenge by making Gyges kill her husband and become the king himself, with her...

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