Paul and Virginia (Paperback)

In introducing to the Public the present edition of this well known and affecting Tale, -- the _chef d'oeuvre_ of its gifted author, the Publishers take occasion to say, that it affords them no little gratification, to apprise the numerous admirers of Paul and Virginia, that the _entire_ work of St. Pierre is now presented to them. All the previous editions have been disfigured by interpolations, and mutilated by numerous omissions and alterations, which have had the effect of reducing it from the rank of a Philosophical Tale, to the level of a mere story for children. Of the merits of Paul and Virginia, it is hardly necessary to utter a word; it tells its own story eloquently and impressively, and in a language simple, natural and true, it touches the common heart of the world. none are more deserving it; and the Publishers cannot therefore refrain from expressing a hope that their efforts in thus giving a faithful transcript of the work, -- an acknowledged classic by the European world, -- may be, in some degree, instrumental in awakening here, at home, a taste for those higher works of Fancy, which, while they seek to elevate and strengthen the understanding, instruct and purify the heart. It is in this character that the Tale of Paul and Virginia ranks pre-eminent.

General

Imprint:	Wildside Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	March 2004
Authors:	Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Introduction by:	Sarah Jones
Dimensions:	228 x 151 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-8095-9463-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-8095-9463-3
Barcode:	9780809594634

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