At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque PDF Author: William J. Locke
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque, a Translation

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque, a Translation PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque PDF Author: A. (Ill. Pape France (F.))
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At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque PDF Author: Anatole France
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At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque

At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque PDF Author: France Anatole
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At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque (Classic Reprint)

At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Anatole France
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Excerpt from At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque The novel of which the following pages are a translation was published in 1893, the author's forty-ninth year, and comes more or less midway in the chronological list of his works. It thus marks the flood tide of his genius, when his imaginative power at its brightest came into conjunction with the full ripeness of his scholarship. It is, perhaps, the most characteristic example of that elusive point of view which makes for the magic of Anatole France. No writer is more personal. No writer views human affairs from a more impersonal standpoint. He hovers over the world like a disembodied spirit, wise with the learning of all times and with the knowledge of all hearts that have beaten, yet not so serene and unfleshly as not to have preserved a certain tricksiness, a capacity for pucklish laughter which echoes through his pages and haunts the ear when the covers of the book are closed. At the same time he appears unmistakably before you in human guise, speaking to you face to face, in human tones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

The Queen Pedauque

The Queen Pedauque PDF Author: Anatole France
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465605002
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Pages : 316

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I intend to give an account of some odd occurrences in my life. Some have been exquisite, some queer Recollecting them, I am myself in doubt if I have not dreamed them. I have known a Gascon cabalist, of whom I could not say that he was wise, because he perished miserably, but he delivered sublime discourses to me, on a certain night on the Isle of Swans, speeches [Footnote: The original manuscript, written in a fine hand, of the eighteenth century, bears the sub-heading "Vie et Opinions de M. l'AbbŽ JŽr™me Coignard" I was happy enough to keep in my memory, and careful enough to put into writing. Those speeches referred to magic and to occult sciences, with which people were very much infatuated in my days. Everyone speaks of naught else but Rosicrucian mysteries.[Footnote: This writing dates from the second half of the eighteenth century. Besides I do not myself expect to gain great honour by these revelations. Some will say that everything is of my own invention, and that it is not the true doctrine, others that I only said what one had already known. I own that I am not very learned in cabalistic lore, my master having perished at the beginning of my initiation. But, little as I have learned of his craft, it makes me vehemently suspect that all of it is illusion, deception and vanity. I think it quite sufficient to repudiate magic with all my strength, because it is contrary to religion. But still I believe myself to be obliged to explain concerning one point of this false science, so that none may judge me to be more ignorant than I really am. I know that cabalists generally think that Sylphs, Salamanders, Elves, Gnomes and Gnomides are born with a soul perishable like their bodies and that they acquire immortality by intercourse with the magicians. [Footnote: This opinion is especially supported in a little book of the AbbŽ Montfaucon de Villars, "Le Comte de Gabalis au Entretiens sur les sciences secr�tes et mystŽrieuses suivant les principes des anciens mages ou sages cabbalistes," of which several editions are extant. I only mention the one published at Amsterdam (Jacques Le Jeune, 1700, 18mo, with engravings), which contains a second part not included in the original edition On the contrary my cabalist taught me that eternal life does not fall to the lot of any creature, earthly or aerial. I follow his sentiment without presuming myself to judge it.