This charming story portrays the literary life of Paris in the nineteenth century. Sylvestre Bonnard, a retiring philologist and bachelor, upon finding the daughter of his long ago love resolves to provide for her and supply her with a dowry. However, she already has a guardian. After a series of incidents, and learning that she is being badly treated, Bonnard is driven to abduct her. He escapes prosecution and eventually is appointed her guardian. When Jeanne, his ward, marries, he sells his treasured library to secure her ...
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This charming story portrays the literary life of Paris in the nineteenth century. Sylvestre Bonnard, a retiring philologist and bachelor, upon finding the daughter of his long ago love resolves to provide for her and supply her with a dowry. However, she already has a guardian. After a series of incidents, and learning that she is being badly treated, Bonnard is driven to abduct her. He escapes prosecution and eventually is appointed her guardian. When Jeanne, his ward, marries, he sells his treasured library to secure her dowry, guiltily withholding a few volumes, and retires to the country. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard views the eighteenth century as a golden age far more so than the nineteenth century. Its main character, Sylvestre Bonnard, was the first of many fictional individuals, who represented France's own qualities at the time. The work was praised for its graceful writing style and won the author a prize from the French Academy-for its moral as well as literary characteristics. Critics have been divided over just what the crime is referred to in the title. Is it the crime of abduction of which Bonnard is guilty, or the crime of retaining a few beloved books from auction, or is his rescue of Jeanne from mistreatment a poignant irony, making his crime one of benevolence in an inherently malignant social order? It remains the reader's call.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Library sticker on front cover. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book Early Modern Library volume. Gold-stamped flexible dark green covers, Horace Brodzky endpapers. Some inked marks to text, 1924 inked monogram on half-title pg. Long penciled note on copyright pg. With ads. Trans, with intro, by Lafcadio Hearn. Attractive. 9300 shelf.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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Good+ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold. Top edge gilt. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn. No name, no book-plate, etc. Cloth on backstrip faded and lightly soiled at heel. Tight, sound, internally clean copy. Good+
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Hope-Read. Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st UK edition thus this format and a fairly early Folio Society item, 8vo, 180pp, translated by Lafcadio Hearn, Book Society bookplate to fr free endpaper, and boards very mildly rubbed o/w VG Copy in lightly worn DJ, a little sunned at spine and rubbed and nicked about extrems but without significant loss.
