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The Toys of Princes
| Author: | Ghislain de Diesbach |
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Turtle Point Press, 1992 Original French publication, 1960 |
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Synopsis
Introduction and translation by Richard Howard
Imagine nineteenth-century royalty, Twilight Zone twists, urbane humor, and loving characterization.
Table of Contents:
- The Toys of Princes
- The Margravine's Page
- The Force of Destiny
- The Devil at Stillbad
- The Chevalier d'Armel's Wedding
- Iphigenia in Thuringia
- On the Thunersee
- The Apparitions of Kirmunster
- "Die Fledermaus"
- The Canoness Vanishes
- The Divine Baroness
- Of Love and Money
Excerpt
Certain souls, too lofty to yield to their passions but too ardent to abandon them, hesitate their entire existence between the heart's inclinations and the mind's demands; and if they ever bring themselves to make a choice, their decision is discovered to be more fatal than their previous uncertainty.
Copyright © 1960 by Ghislain de Diesbach
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