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This was the Man

by Louise Colet, Graham Anderson ...

Series series Dedalus European Classics
'Graham Anderson's translations of both Sand's and Colet's novels are faithful and highly readable, with short but helpful introductions. Both books have been translated before Sand's Elle et Lui was translated by an American, George Burnham Ives(1856-1930), a man remarkable for having turned to literary translation while serving eight and a half years in a Boston Prison for embezzlement and ... Read more

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'Graham Anderson's translations of both Sand's and Colet's novels are faithful and highly readable, with short but helpful introductions. Both books have been translated before Sand's Elle et Lui was translated by an American, George Burnham Ives(1856-1930), a man remarkable for having turned to literary translation while serving eight and a half years in a Boston Prison for embezzlement and
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In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1

The Way by Swann's

by Marcel Proust ...

Translated by Lydia Davis ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
One of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time Vol. 1: The Way by Swann's is published in a new translation from the French by Lydia Davis in Penguin Classics.The Way by Swann's is one of the great novels of childhood, depicting the impressions of a sensitive boy of his family and neighbours, brought dazzlingly back to life by the ... Read more

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One of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time Vol. 1: The Way by Swann's is published in a new translation from the French by Lydia Davis in Penguin Classics.The Way by Swann's is one of the great novels of childhood, depicting the impressions of a sensitive boy of his family and neighbours, brought dazzlingly back to life by the
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Swann's Way

In Search of Lost Time, Volume 1

by Marcel Proust ...

One hundred years have passed since Marcel Proust published the first volume of what was to become a seven-volume masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. In the intervening century his famously compelling novel has never been out of print and has been translated into dozens of languages. English-language readers were fortunate to have an early and extraordinarily fine translation of the novel from ... Read more

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One hundred years have passed since Marcel Proust published the first volume of what was to become a seven-volume masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. In the intervening century his famously compelling novel has never been out of print and has been translated into dozens of languages. English-language readers were fortunate to have an early and extraordinarily fine translation of the novel from
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The Human Comedy

Selected Stories

Translated by Linda Asher, Carol Cosman, Jordan Stump ...

by Honoré de Balzac ...

**A NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINALDiscover 9 classic short stories by the giant of French literature—whose work inspired Dostoyevsky, Henry James, and Marcel Proust—with this collection showcasing Balzac’s impressive range.**Characters from every corner of society and all walks of life—lords and ladies, businessmen and military men, poor clerks, unforgiving moneylenders, aspiring politicians, artists, ... Read more

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**A NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINALDiscover 9 classic short stories by the giant of French literature—whose work inspired Dostoyevsky, Henry James, and Marcel Proust—with this collection showcasing Balzac’s impressive range.**Characters from every corner of society and all walks of life—lords and ladies, businessmen and military men, poor clerks, unforgiving moneylenders, aspiring politicians, artists,
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Love

by Stendhal ...

Translated by Gilbert Sale, Suzanne Sale ...

In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not return his affections, and in his despair he turned to the written word to exorcise his love and explain his feelings. The result is an intensely personal dissection of the process of falling - and being - in love: a ... Read more

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In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not return his affections, and in his despair he turned to the written word to exorcise his love and explain his feelings. The result is an intensely personal dissection of the process of falling - and being - in love: a
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Bruges-la-Morte

by Georges Rodenbach ...

Dedalus should be treasured: a small independent publisher that regularly produces works of European genius at which the behemoths wouldn't sniff. If the corporations did care to look at this new work, they would find, on the surface, a precursor to W G Sebald, a Symbolist vision of the city that lays the way for Aragon and Joyce, and a macabre story of obsessive love and transfiguring horror that ... Read more

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Dedalus should be treasured: a small independent publisher that regularly produces works of European genius at which the behemoths wouldn't sniff. If the corporations did care to look at this new work, they would find, on the surface, a precursor to W G Sebald, a Symbolist vision of the city that lays the way for Aragon and Joyce, and a macabre story of obsessive love and transfiguring horror that
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The Swann Way

by Marcel Proust, Brian Nelson, Adam Watt ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
'The memory of a particular image is only regret for a particular moment...' The Swann Way is the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (1913-27), one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. The work is a portal to Proust's novel and an introduction to its unforgettable first-person narrator-protagonist. Immersed in themes of time, memory, identity, art, sensation, ... Read more

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'The memory of a particular image is only regret for a particular moment...' The Swann Way is the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (1913-27), one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. The work is a portal to Proust's novel and an introduction to its unforgettable first-person narrator-protagonist. Immersed in themes of time, memory, identity, art, sensation,
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The Haunted Chamber (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

by Ann Ward Radcliffe ...

A young baronet hosts guests at an ancestral castle where a fateful chamber hides tragic secrets, spectral unrest, and tests of love and loyalty.A chilling and subtle ghost story, and an excellent example of Radcliffe's genre-defining style. Ann Radcliffe was an early pioneer of the Gothic novel, and a celebrated master of supernatural fiction.Radcliffe crafts a tale of suspense and psychological ... Read more

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A young baronet hosts guests at an ancestral castle where a fateful chamber hides tragic secrets, spectral unrest, and tests of love and loyalty.A chilling and subtle ghost story, and an excellent example of Radcliffe's genre-defining style. Ann Radcliffe was an early pioneer of the Gothic novel, and a celebrated master of supernatural fiction.Radcliffe crafts a tale of suspense and psychological
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Swann's Way

by Marcel Proust ...

Translated by James Grieve ...

Now available for the first time in the United States, a celebrated translation of the first volume of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.Swann’s Way, the first of the seven volumes that constitute Marcel Proust’s lifework, In Search of Lost Time, introduces the larger themes of the whole work while standing on its own as a brilliant evocation of childhood, hopeless love, and the French Belle Époque ... Read more

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Now available for the first time in the United States, a celebrated translation of the first volume of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.Swann’s Way, the first of the seven volumes that constitute Marcel Proust’s lifework, In Search of Lost Time, introduces the larger themes of the whole work while standing on its own as a brilliant evocation of childhood, hopeless love, and the French Belle Époque
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Sarrasine

by Honoré De Balzac ...

Translated by Clara Bell ...

Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac first published in 1830.The tale follows the undulating pathways of Sarrasine the sculptor’s shocking journey to his coming of age.As one of the “fathers of realism” Balzac painted with his words a vivid portrait of life in the swirling salons of Europe at the end of the Bourbon monarchy, and we follow Sarrasine from France to Italy in search of both his ... Read more

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Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac first published in 1830.The tale follows the undulating pathways of Sarrasine the sculptor’s shocking journey to his coming of age.As one of the “fathers of realism” Balzac painted with his words a vivid portrait of life in the swirling salons of Europe at the end of the Bourbon monarchy, and we follow Sarrasine from France to Italy in search of both his
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The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1

From Marguerite de Navarre to Marcel Proust

by Various ...

Translated by Siân Reynolds, David Bellos, Christine Donougher, Ros Schwartz, Dr Will McMorran ...

'Beautiful and deep ... a sumptuous treat for any book lover' The Independent**'F**ood for short story lovers everywhere' Irish Times*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ... ... Read more

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'Beautiful and deep ... a sumptuous treat for any book lover' The Independent**'F**ood for short story lovers everywhere' Irish Times*A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year*The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ...
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In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

In Search of Lost Time, Volume 2

by Marcel Proust ...

Edited and annotated by leading Proust scholar William Carter, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is the second volume of one of the twentieth century’s great literary triumphs. It was this volume that won the Prix Goncourt in 1919, affirming Proust as a major literary figure and dramatically increasing his fame. Here the narrator whose childhood was reflected in Swann’s Way moves further ... Read more

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Edited and annotated by leading Proust scholar William Carter, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is the second volume of one of the twentieth century’s great literary triumphs. It was this volume that won the Prix Goncourt in 1919, affirming Proust as a major literary figure and dramatically increasing his fame. Here the narrator whose childhood was reflected in Swann’s Way moves further
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