Bernardin de St. Pierre

Arvède Barine, J. E Gordon

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THk I . K /: . ^ y FRENCH IVR! 7 H. A'.S FROM THE SERIES EDITED By JusserandJ. J. BERMARDIlSr DE ST, PIERRE In Sanie Séries. STAËL. By Albert Sorel.MADAME DE By P. de Rémusat.A. THIERS. to foUow.Others PIERREBERNARDIN DE SAINT AFTER LAPIPTE ioOSREPRODUCED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY RIBAULT Bernardin de St, Pierre ARVÈDE BARINE TRANSLATED BV E. GORDONJ. PREFACE BY AUGUSTINE BIRRELL WiTH Portrait T. FISHER UNWIN PATERNOSTER SQUARE MDCCCXCin — ?Q20(2>5 CONTENTS. Chapter Page I. YouTH Years of Travel I —IL Period of Uncertainty Voyage ïo ïhe Isle OF France Acquaintance with Rous-; J. J. seau The Crisis; 42 ""The Études de La NatureIII. 87 IV. Paul and Virginia 149 —of His Old Age The Two MarriagesV. Works — PierreDeath of Bernardin de St. —His Literary Influence 179 453 PREFACE. V ^HE Bernardin delife of St. Pierre is so itnicsual, so interesting, so snggestive and anmsingy that the grumpiest Englishnien needof not complain tJie that no séries Greatof fact of Writers wonldFrencJi be complète which did not contain the name tJie authorof Paul andof Eveji BritonsVirginia. nuist accept tJie judg- inent other nations aboiit their own anthors.of diity is to conipreJiend aOnr verdict we arepower- less to 7ipset. Dorian zvomen, as Gorgo says in odethe fainous Theocritns, hâve a right toof chatter in a Dorian accent^ and a great French writer is not necessarily the worse a strongfor French sentimerit.infusion of St. Pierre zvas no ordinary person, either as man or author.

Sujets

• Saint-Pierre

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

Extrait

THk I . K /: . ^ y FRENCH IVR! 7 H. A'.S
FROM THE SERIES EDITED
By JusserandJ. J.
BERMARDIlSr DE ST, PIERREIn Sanie Séries.
STAËL. By Albert Sorel.MADAME DE
By P. de Rémusat.A. THIERS.
to foUow.OthersPIERREBERNARDIN DE SAINT
AFTER LAPIPTE ioOSREPRODUCED FROM AN ENGRAVING BY RIBAULTBernardin de St, Pierre
ARVÈDE BARINE
TRANSLATED BV E. GORDONJ.
PREFACE BY AUGUSTINE BIRRELL
WiTH Portrait
T. FISHER UNWIN
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
MDCCCXCin