The Immortals: Masterpieces of Fiction Crowned by the French Academy; With a Preface to Each Volume, by an Immortal and a General Introduction Conveying Official Sanction (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Boissier, Gaston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331256607 ISBN 13: 9781331256601

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Immortals: Masterpieces of Fiction Crowned by the French Academy; With a Preface to Each Volume, by an Immortal and a General Introduction Conveying Official Sanction The editor-in-chief of the Maison Mazarin - a man of letters who cherishes an enthusiastic yet discriminating love for the literary and artistic glories of France - formed within the last two years the great project of collecting and presenting to the vast numbers of intelligent readers of whom the New World boasts a series of those great and undying romances which, since 1784, have received the crown of merit awarded by the French Academy - that coveted assurance of immortality in letters and in art. In the presentation of this serious enterprise for the criticism and official sanction of The Academy, en seance, was included a request that, if possible, the task of writing a preface to the series should be undertaken by me. Official sanction having been bestowed upon the plan, I, as the accredited officer of the French Academy, convey to you its hearty appreciation, endorsement, and sympathy with a project so nobly artistic. It is also my duty, privilege, and pleasure to point out, at the request of my brethren, the peculiar importance and lasting value of this series to all who would know the inner life of a people whose greatness no turns of fortune have been able to diminish. 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

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331256607
• ISBN 13: 9781331256601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312