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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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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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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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾"; Type: Book Elegant International Collector's Library edition in brown cloth with elaborate gold ornamentation. Light age/use. Pages and endpapers are clean with a bookplate on the first blank page. Binding and hinges are strong. 310 pages.
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Fair. BONI AND LIVERIGHT PUBLISHERS, c 1890 1921/ green Leatherette, translated and Intro by Lafcadio Hearn. Unmarked text, Reading copy, covers have some wear/tear, cover hinges/binding have some splitting/cracking. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (fiction, mystery, suspense) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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