Author: DE STAEL-HOLSTEIN, MADAME
Title: Delphine. Tome Troisieme [Volume III]
Description: Geneve: Chez J J Paschoud, 1802. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover. 170mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). 502pp. Text in French. Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein. Delphine is the first novel by Germaine de Stael, published in 1802. The book is written in epistolary form (as a series of letters) and examines the limits of women's freedom in an aristocratic society. Although de Stael denied political intent, the book was controversial enough for Napoleon to exile the author. [Wikipedia].. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Hinges cracked. Title panel missing. Content in overall good condition .

Keywords: Fiction 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian


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