Antoine François Prévost (abbé Prévost) - Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Malte - 1741
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Antoine François Prévost (abbé Prévost) is the author of Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Malte, a 1st edition from 1741 in French, 450 pages, leather-bound, published in Amsterdam, in reasonable condition.
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The Memoirs serving as a history of Malta, published in 1741 by Abbé Prévost, are in fact the adventure novel titled The Youth of the Commander, or *Histoire de la jeunesse du commandeur de ***,* a picaresque and maritime story about the adventures of a young nobleman, including kidnappings, pirates, and love affairs, with Malta as the main setting and anchoring point of his exploits. It is considered a less well-known but significant work within his oeuvre.
adventure novel, noir novel, picaresque story
The novel follows the adventures of a young commander who sets sail, saves a girl from a pirate, takes her from Naples, and then abandons her, exploring themes of freedom and passions, with the sea as an omnipresent backdrop.
Original edition by the author of 'Manon Lescaut'.
2 volumes in one complete volume
231 and 204 pages
Solid leather binding (a detached headcap, rubbing, minor material loss at the corners)
Interior generally clean (small dirt marks that do not hinder reading).
The Memoirs serving as a history of Malta, published in 1741 by Abbé Prévost, are in fact the adventure novel titled The Youth of the Commander, or *Histoire de la jeunesse du commandeur de ***,* a picaresque and maritime story about the adventures of a young nobleman, including kidnappings, pirates, and love affairs, with Malta as the main setting and anchoring point of his exploits. It is considered a less well-known but significant work within his oeuvre.
adventure novel, noir novel, picaresque story
The novel follows the adventures of a young commander who sets sail, saves a girl from a pirate, takes her from Naples, and then abandons her, exploring themes of freedom and passions, with the sea as an omnipresent backdrop.
Original edition by the author of 'Manon Lescaut'.
2 volumes in one complete volume
231 and 204 pages
Solid leather binding (a detached headcap, rubbing, minor material loss at the corners)
Interior generally clean (small dirt marks that do not hinder reading).
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature
Book Title
Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Malte
Author/ Illustrator
Antoine François Prévost (abbé Prévost)
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1741
Height
15.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
8.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Amsterdam
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
450
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