Paul and Virginia

Author(s)

• Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de

Bibliographic Information

Paul and Virginia

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre ; translated from the French, with an introduction and notes, by John Donovan

Penguin, 1989, c1982

Uniform Title

Paul et Virginie

Note

Penguin classics

Originally published : London : Peter Owen, 1982

Translation of: Paul et Virginie

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Set on the tropical island of Mauritius, the novel tells the Rousseauesque story of the idyllic childhood, sexual awakening and subsequent separation and death of Paul and Virginia. The narrative combines naivety with exoticism, observation of nature and a criticism of life.

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Details

• NCID: BA12311704
• ISBN:
  • 0140445463
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Harmondsworth
• Pages/Volumes: 142 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC19 : 843/.5
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Fiction in French, 1715-1789 - English texts