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Classic Love Stories

Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre

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    Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre is a classic romance novel by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Key subjects include slavery, friendship, shipwrecks and mauritius.

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    About Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre

    "Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre" by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre is a novel published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius, it tells the story of two childhood friends raised together in natural simplicity who fall in love as they grow older. Their idyllic existence faces disruption when Virginie is sent to France to claim an inheritance, separating the devoted pair. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, this tale explores the clash between natural virtue and artificial society.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Slavery
    • Love stories
    • Friendship
    • Shipwrecks
    • Mauritius
    • Death
    • Charity

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    Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre was written by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.

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