Intimate Notebook, 1840-1841

74 Pages·1967·1.555 MB·English

by  Gustave Flaubert

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1840-1841

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INTRODUCTION, TRANSLATION,A ND NOTES
BY
FRANCIS STEEGMULLER
Doubled&a yC ompany,I nc.
GardeCni tyN,e w York
1967
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