Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
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"Paul and Virginia" by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre is a novel published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, it tells the story of two friends raised together from birth who fall in love. Living in isolation amidst tropical landscapes, they lead an idyllic life of virtue and simplicity until family circumstances force a separation. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, the novel explores the corruption of
natural innocence by French upper-class artificiality and critiques eighteenth-century social divisions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Paul et Virginie. English |
| Title | Paul and Virginia |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_et_Virginie |
| Credits | Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Slavery -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Friendship -- Fiction |
| Subject | Shipwrecks -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mauritius -- Fiction |
| Subject | Death -- Fiction |
| Subject | Charity -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2127 |
| Release Date | Mar 26, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 29, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 670 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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