BOURGET (Paul, 1852-1935, French Novelist, Critic and Academician)

Half-title of his book "Voyageuses", signed and inscribed in French "Respectful homage to Miss Mildred Davey", with Bourget's card "de l'Académie Française", 1 side 8vo., Nauheim, 18th August transparent slips in top blank margins of both

Bourget, elected to the Academy in 1895, brought a new breadth of feeling and moral values to the French novel of the previously 'realist' school.

Item Date:  1898

Stock No:  14736      £40

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