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  • The Princess of Cleves

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    The Princess of Cleves is a French novel published in 1678 that is regarded as one of the first psychological novels. The plot is set in the royal court of Henry II of France. This edition includes a table of contents. ... Read more

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  • The Princess of Cleves

    "The Princess of Cleves" is a historical and psychological novel that explores themes of love, duty, passion, and morality. The story primarily revolves around the character of Mademoiselle de Chartres, a beautiful and virtuous young woman who marries the Prince of Cleves, thus becoming the Princess of Cleves. Despite her marriage, she finds herself drawn to another man, the dashing Duke of ... Read more

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  • Life in Mexico

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  • The Princess of Cleves

    A Tale of the French Court

    Series series Love & Society
    Complete and unabridged, with 44 full-page plates by François Clouet, Corneille de Lyon and Antoine Caron. A young woman married to a man she respects and does not love meets, at a court ball, the one man she does — and decides to tell her husband. Madame de La Fayette wrote it anonymously in 1678 with La Rochefoucauld reading over her shoulder; it is often called the first modern French novel, ... Read more

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  • Corinne; or, Italy (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Romantic Grand Tour of Italy, Female Genius, Artistic Freedom, and Tragic Cross-Cultural Love

    Madame de Staël's Corinne; or, Italy (1807) is at once a sentimental novel, a political meditation, a travelogue, and a manifesto for female genius. Through the tragic story of Corinne, the celebrated poet-improviser of Rome, and her love for the constrained Englishman Oswald, the novel stages a profound conflict between artistic freedom and social convention. Its richly descriptive prose ... Read more

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  • Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Complete

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    In "Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Complete," the celebrated memoirs of one of the most influential figures in the court of Louis XIV unfold with a blend of wit, candor, and dramatic flair. Montespan employs an engaging first-person narrative style, immersing readers in the opulent yet treacherous world of 17th-century Versailles. Her accounts offer an intricate portrait of court ... Read more

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  • The Princess of Cleves, in English translation

    According to Wikipedia: "Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne (baptized 18 March 1634 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature." ... Read more

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  • THE PRINCESS OF CLEVES

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  • Memoirs of the Empress Josephine (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Life of Josephine Bonaparte and the Story of the Rise of Napoleon

    Memoirs of the Empress Josephine offers an intimate, court-centered portrait of Napoleon's first wife and the fragile world of imperial sociability that surrounded her. Written in the lucid, observant manner of French memorialists, the work blends anecdote, moral reflection, and political testimony, situating Josephine's grace, anxieties, and dynastic predicament within the larger drama of the ... Read more

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