Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a convent gives Diderot the chance to explore themes such as religious hypocrisy and sexual repression.
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Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a convent gives Diderot the chance to explore themes such as religious hypocrisy and sexual repression.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Part of the 'Everyman's Library'. This edition, translated by Francis Birrel, is a Reprint of the 1928 George Routledge & Sons first English-Language Edition. Green cloth on boards with gilt titles on a green and black spine. Jacket has some light sunning across upper cover with a few marks on lower and chip at top of spine. The contents are clean and flat throughout with yellow illustrations on both paste-downs and end-papers.
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New. Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a convent gives Diderot the chance to explore themes such as religious hypocrisy and sexual repression. Translator(s): Birrell, Francis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418. 1992. New ed. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Size: 5x0x8; Very good hardcover with DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Interior appears free of markings. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. DJ unclipped, has price of 8.99 in British pounds (this is a UK edition). Exterior looks very nice. NOT ex-library. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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