Diderot has been admired as a novelist, philosopher, and encyclopedist, but he is less well known as a writer of short fiction. This volume presents his five remarkable philosophical tales including "This Is Not a Story," "On the Inconsistency of Public Opinion Regarding Our Private Action," and "Supplement to Bougainville's Voyage ," as well as "The Two Friends From Bourbonne" and "Conversation of a Father with His Children: or the Danger of Setting Oneself Above the Law," both of which are here translated into English ...
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Diderot has been admired as a novelist, philosopher, and encyclopedist, but he is less well known as a writer of short fiction. This volume presents his five remarkable philosophical tales including "This Is Not a Story," "On the Inconsistency of Public Opinion Regarding Our Private Action," and "Supplement to Bougainville's Voyage ," as well as "The Two Friends From Bourbonne" and "Conversation of a Father with His Children: or the Danger of Setting Oneself Above the Law," both of which are here translated into English for the first time.
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Near Fine. Fiction. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Clean and tight. No creases along the spine. Appears unread. Very little shelfwear. Name on the inside of the front cover. New Translation by P.N. Furbank.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0826208150. Translated from the French with an introduction by P. N. Furbank. First printing thus. Fine in an about fine dust jacket.
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