The Dungeons of the Vatican (1914) is the most unusual novel by the great Andre Gide. A witty, full of mischievous humor, the story of a gang of intellectual fraudsters who conceived a truly ingenious way to "take money away from the population" — raising funds for a crusade to free the unfortunate pope, allegedly abducted by Freemasons and imprisoned in the dungeons of the Vatican. . Andre Gide is an outstanding French novelist, playwright and essayist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's work had a huge impact not only on French, but also on the entire world literature of the 20th century. — "The Dungeons of the Vatican" is the wittiest and most unusual novel by a great writer. — An edition in the "Exclusive Classics" series — in a convenient pocket format and recognizable design.