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A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 / From the Beginning to 1800 — George Saintsbury

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 / From the Beginning to 1800

George Saintsbury

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 529 pages

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 is a literary-historical survey by George Saintsbury, covering French fiction from its beginnings to 1800. It traces narrative forms and authors across medieval, Renaissance, and eighteenth-century prose. It offers a broad, critical overview for readers interested in the development of the novel.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NOVEL
  2. A HISTORY OF THE FRENCH NOVEL
  3. PREFACE
  4. ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA
  5. CONTENTS
  6. CHAPTER I
  7. CHAPTER II
  8. CHAPTER III
  9. CHAPTER IV
  10. CHAPTER V
  11. CHAPTER VI
  12. CHAPTER VII
  13. CHAPTER VIII
  14. CHAPTER IX
  15. CHAPTER X
  16. CHAPTER XI
  17. CHAPTER XII
  18. APPENDICES
  19. CHRONOLOGICAL CONSPECTUS OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS OF FRENCH FICTION NOTICED IN THIS VOLUME
  20. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
  21. INDEX
  22. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH PROSODY
  23. OTHER WORKS
  24. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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