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Melmoth the Wanderer

ou l'histoire de Melmoth, le voyageur

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Author

Author Charles-Robert Maturin
Translated by Bégin, née Fournier-Pescay

Description

One of the first editions of Maturin’s novel, which Breton republished in 1954; 1st / 2nd volume.

French edition translated from English by Mrs. E. F. B. (brown spots).

Text written by Maturin or Mathurin (Ducasse’s spelling), trans. by Mrs. Emile Begin, née Fournier-Pescay, 3 vol., ed. Delaunay. Original edition of this first French translation. [Wiki contribution by Matthieu Leteneur, 12 January 2012.]

An article by Guy Laflèche points out the links between Maldoror and Melmoth.

Creation date1821
Bibliographical materialParis, Librairie nationale et étrangère, 1821. 2e des 2 volumes in-12 brochés.
Book2
Date of publication 1821
Publicationfirst publication
LanguagesFrench
Reference6578000
Keywords
CategoriesBooks, poems, fiction, non-fiction
Permanent linkhttps://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100780631