Octave Feuillet

Gebundenes Buch

LED ASTRAY and THE SPHINX

Beschreibung

Two of Octave Feuillet's classic short novels, "Led Astray" and "The Sphinx; or, Julia de Trecoeur," are paired in this collection. Feuillet (1821-1890) was one of the premiere French writers of his day. His best-known work remains "Monsieur de Camors" (1867).

Autor

Octave Feuillet (1821 - 1890) was a French novelist and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1862 and in 1868 he was made librarian of Fontainebleau palace, where he had to reside for a month or two in each year. In 1867 he produced his masterpiece Monsieur de Camors and in 1872 he wrote Julia de Trécoeur. He spent his last years, after the sale of Les Paillers, in ceaseless wandering, due to his depression and ill health. He died in Paris on 29 December 1890. His last book was Honneur d'artiste (1890).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781592242481
• ISBN-10: 1592242480
• Artikelnr.: 22216650