Ten Tales by Francois Coppee INTRODUCTION. The conte is a form of fiction in which the French have always delighted and in which they have always excelled, from the days of the jongleurs and the trouv???res, past the periods of La Fontaine and Voltaire, down to the present. The conte is a tale, something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. In verse it is at times but a mere rhymed anecdote, or it may attain almost to the direct swiftness of a ballad. The Canterbury Tales are contes, most of ...
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Ten Tales by Francois Coppee INTRODUCTION. The conte is a form of fiction in which the French have always delighted and in which they have always excelled, from the days of the jongleurs and the trouv???res, past the periods of La Fontaine and Voltaire, down to the present. The conte is a tale, something more than a sketch, it may be, and something less than a short story. In verse it is at times but a mere rhymed anecdote, or it may attain almost to the direct swiftness of a ballad. The Canterbury Tales are contes, most of them, if not all; and so are some of the Tales of a Wayside Inn. The free-and-easy tales of Prior were written in imitation of the French conte en vers; and that, likewise, was the model of more than one of the lively narrative poems of Mr. Austin Dobson. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Acceptable hardcover. The book spine ends and cover corners have light fraying. The book covers and spine have minor fading. The front endpaper has some ink writing. The front endpaper illustration has a 2 inch tear at bottom near hinge. The book hinges are cracked. The text is clean. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. First American edition. Translated by Walter Learned, with fifty pen and ink drawings by Albert E. Sterner, and an introduction by Brander Matthews. Blue cloth with two-toned gilt-stamping. Hinges cracked, front fly loose and laid in, spine ends frayed, about very good.
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Near Fine. First English edition. Translated by Walter Learned, with fifty pen and ink drawings by Albert E. Sterner, and an introduction by Brander Matthews. Near fine in blue cloth with silver stamping, light edgewear, an ink notation on the front endpaper, and a three line newspaper clipping glued to the front pastedown.
