Confession of a child of the century
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Confession of a child of the century
AUTHOR:
Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857
Coward, David
ISBN:
9780141391847
UNIFORM_TITLE:
Confession d'un enfant du siecle. English
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London [etc.] : Penguin Books, 2012
PHYSICAL_DESC:
275 p. ; 20 cm
SERIES:
Penguin classics
SERIES_TITLE:
Penguin classics
ABSTRACT:
The Napoleonic Wars are over. Octave, a young Parisian, loves his mistress Elise - until he witnesses her being unfaithful. In despair, he descends into decadence and libertinism. However, the death of his father takes Octave to the countryside where he falls in love with Brigitte, a young widow who spends most of her days caring for others.
SUBJECT:
| Betrayal -- France -- Fiction |
| Man-woman relationships -- France -- Fiction |
BIBSUMMARY:
The Napoleonic Wars are over. Octave, a young Parisian, loves his mistress Elise - until he witnesses her being unfaithful. In despair, he descends into decadence and libertinism. However, the death of his father takes Octave to the countryside where he falls in love with Brigitte, a young widow who spends most of her days caring for others.