Edmond Rostand

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her, and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

C.D. Bales, an engaging small town fire chief, has only one tiny flaw--his astonishingly long nose. The hilarity never stops as he contends with nose jokes, bumbling firemen, and his secret love for a gorgeous astronomy student, Roxanne, who is attracted to another man.

"Cyrano de Bergerac is a 17th century French soldier-poet and swordsman who loves his cousin Roxane, but believes she will never love him because of his enormous nose. He courts and wins her, not for himself, but for his inexperienced and prosaic friend, Christian, who dies in battle. Years later, as Cyrano himself is dying, he confesses his love to Roxane, who suddenly realizes that it was Cyrano's words she had heard from Christian, and Cyrano that...

A translation of the French drama set in seventeenth-century France telling of Cyrano de Bergerac's secret love for Roxane.

The classic tale of romance and tragedy tells the touching story of the big-nosed poet and philosopher Cyrano who feeds the handsome but empty-headed Christian the honeyed words to win the love of the beautiful Roxanne--From publisher's description.