Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de (1737–1814). The listed translation credits are Williams, Helen Maria (1762–1827).
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"Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre" by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre is a novel published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius, it tells the story of two childhood friends raised together in natural simplicity who fall in love as they grow older. Their idyllic existence faces disruption when Virginie is sent to France to claim an inheritance, separating the devoted pair. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, this tale explores the clash between natural virtue and artificial society.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre
- Author credits: Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de (1737–1814)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Williams, Helen Maria (1762–1827)
Catalogue subjects
- Charity -- Fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Mauritius -- Fiction
- Shipwrecks -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
- Category: Romance
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