Author: | Octave Mirbeau | ISBN: | 9781608726738 |
Publisher: | Disruptive Publishing | Publication: | January 4, 2013 |
Imprint: | Disruptive Publishing | Language: | English |
Author: | Octave Mirbeau |
ISBN: | 9781608726738 |
Publisher: | Disruptive Publishing |
Publication: | January 4, 2013 |
Imprint: | Disruptive Publishing |
Language: | English |
Mirbeau's elegant satire of French society in the wake of the Drefus affair. Celestine is an innocent girl who loses her father to a boating accident and, over time, her dignity to the wealthy men who employ her. Still she soldiers on, obtaining at times a measure of revenge on the wealthy and powerful. By the author of Torture Garden.
Mirbeau's elegant satire of French society in the wake of the Drefus affair. Celestine is an innocent girl who loses her father to a boating accident and, over time, her dignity to the wealthy men who employ her. Still she soldiers on, obtaining at times a measure of revenge on the wealthy and powerful. By the author of Torture Garden.