A Critical Edition of "The Comical History of Francion" (1655)

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Chicago Spectrum Press, 2005 - Fiction - 354 pages
"This edition of 'The Comical History of Francion' (1655) provides the reader with a version in modern English and compares it to the French original, 'La vraie histoire comique de Francion' (1633)" -- Introduction, p. 7.

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Title Pages from 1655 and 1661 Editions 1518
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To Francion
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Books 112 25332
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A Critical Edition of "The Comical History of Francion" (1655)
Charles Sorel
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TitleA Critical Edition of "The Comical History of Francion" (1655)
AuthorCharles Sorel
EditorDaniel A. Gajda
Translated byDaniel A. Gajda
Editionillustrated
PublisherChicago Spectrum Press, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized23 May 2008
ISBN1583741151, 9781583741153
Length354 pages
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Fiction / General
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / Renaissance
  
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