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The crime of Sylvestre Bonnard : (member of the Institute) / by Anatole France ; translation and introduction by Lafcadio Hearn.
LIBRA PQ2254.C7 A2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- France, Anatole, 1844-1924.
- Series:
- Modern library of the world's best books
- The modern library of the world's best books
- Standardized Title:
- Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Philologists--France--Fiction.
- Philologists.
- Book collectors--France--Fiction.
- Book collectors.
- Children and adults--France--Fiction.
- Children and adults.
- Men--France--Fiction.
- Men.
- France.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Publishers' advertisements -- New York (State).
- Penn Provenance:
- Mausner, Milton A., Estate of (donor) (Mausner Collection copy)
- Mausner, Milton A., 1918-2012 (former owner) (Mausner Collection copy)
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- ix, 281 pages ; 17 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Modern Library, [date of publication not identified]
- Summary:
- In 19th-century Paris, a retiring philologist and bibliophile finds the daughter of a long ago love and resolves to provide for her. He discovers she is being mistreated by her guardian and abducts her for her own safety. When she marries, he sells his library to pay her dowry and retires to the country.
- Notes:
- Publisher's advertisement at end of volume.
- Local Notes:
- Mausner Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2012 by the estate of Milton A. Mausner.
- OCLC:
- 3363429
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