Author: Gustave Flaubert; Mervyn Savill [trans.]
Title: Three Tales: A Simple Heart; the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller; Herodias
Description: London, Arthur Barker Ltd. 1950. Cloth. Flaubert's short story collection, the first edition to be translated by Mervyn Savill. A first thus edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Flaubert's short story collection, comprising 'A Simple Heart', 'The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller', and 'Herodias', translated from the original French by Mervyn Savill. Originally published in 1877, this work has influenced famous authors such as Oscar Wilde and Julian Barnes.Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French novelist who pioneered literary realism. He is best known for his novel Madame Bovary (1857). In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the end papers. The odd spot to the fore edge, not affecting the pages. Dust wrapper is bright and smart, with a little shelf wear to the extremities and a small tear to the spine of the wrap. Small closed tear to the front and rear of the wrap. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Gustave Flaubert Mervyn Savill Short stories Simple Heart Mervyn Savill Herodias Not Stated


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