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Ginn And Company, 1896. Hardcover. Good. 1896. No Edition Remarks. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.
La Princesse de Cleves (extraits). by Mme. de La Fayette - 1934.
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Paris, France Librarie Larousse: Classiques Larousse, 1934. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the faintest foxing to the outside edges. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.75 x 4.35 x 0.25 inches). 113 pages. Notice biographique, une Notice historique et litteraire, des Notes explicatives, des Judgements, un Questionaire et des Sujets de devoirs par Maurice Favergeat. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Language: French. Weight: 3 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. La Princesse de Clèves is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It is regarded by many as the beginning of the modern tradition of the psychological novel, and as a great classic work. Its author is generally held to be Madame de La Fayette. The action takes place between October 1558 and November 1559 at the royal court of Henry II of France. The novel recreates that era with remarkable precision. Nearly every character except the heroine is a historical figure. Events and intrigues unfold with great faithfulness to documentary record. Mademoiselle de Chartres is a sheltered heiress, sixteen years old, whose mother has brought her to the court of Henri II to seek a husband with good financial and social prospects. When old jealousies against a kinsman spark intrigues against the young ingénue, the best marriage prospects withdraw. The young woman follows her mother's recommendation and accepts the overtures of a middling suitor, the Prince de Clèves. After the wedding, she meets the dashing Duke de Nemours. The two fall in love, yet do nothing to pursue their affections, limiting their contact to an occasional visit in the now-Princess of Clèves's salon. The duke becomes enmeshed in a scandal at court that leads the Princess to believe he has been unfaithful in his affections. A letter from a spurned mistress to her paramour is discovered in the dressing room at one of the estatesa letter actually written to the Princess' uncle, the Vidame de Chartres, who has also become entangled in a relationship with the Queen. He begs the Duke de Nemours to claim ownership of the letter, which ends up in the Princess' possession. The duke has to produce documents from the Vidame to convince the Princess that his heart has been true. Eventually, the Prince de Clèves discerns that his wife is in love with another man. She confesses as much. He relentlessly quizzes herindeed tricks heruntil she reveals the man's identity. After he sends a servant to spy on the Duke de Nemours, the Prince de Clèves believes that his wife has been unfaithful in more than just her emotions. He becomes ill and dies (either of his illness or of a broken heart). On his deathbed, he blames the Duke de Nemours for his suffering and begs the Princess not to marry him. Now free to pursue her passions, the Princess is torn between her duty and her love. The duke pursues her more openly, but she rejects him, choosing instead to enter a convent for part of each year. After several years, the duke's love for her does finally fade, and she, still relatively young, passes away in obscurity.
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Paris: Editions Nilsson, ND. Wraps. Collection Emeraude, illustration paste on front cover "Aquarelles de Edith Follet". Twelve paste-in water color illustrations, approximately 3 x 6 inches, in book. 8 vo, 186 pp. Minor chipping to edges, stains on spine, binding tight. Illustrations all present, clean and bright. At rear, "Acheve D'Imprimer Sur Les Presses De Ramlot Et C 52, Avenue Du Maine." Book condition VG-.
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LA PRINCESSE DE CLEVES
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Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès, 1990. hardcover. Bueno. 1990. Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès. Bibliothèque Lattès. 262 pp. 16x10. Cartoné con sobrecubiertas. Texto en francés.
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Librairie Larousse. Very Good. 1934. French Language, Later Printing, Worn. Soft Cover. (K352) .
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Paris: Éditions Nilsson, n.d., 1920. 8vo, pp. 186; numerous pochoir illustrations tipped in, front hinge starting, extremities lightly toned, else a very good bright copy in original pictorial wrappers with glassine covers. Partially unopened; from the Collection Émeraud series.
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