Cover of Paul and Virginia
Classic Love Stories

Paul and Virginia

by

    Read freeFind in a library

    Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Paul and Virginia is a classic romance novel. Key subjects include slavery, friendship, shipwrecks and mauritius.

    On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 754 times in the last 30 days.

    It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

    About Paul and Virginia

    "Paul and Virginia" by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre is a novel published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, it tells the story of two friends raised together from birth who fall in love. Living in isolation amidst tropical landscapes, they lead an idyllic life of virtue and simplicity until family circumstances force a separation. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, the novel explores the corruption of natural innocence by French upper-class artificiality and critiques eighteenth-century social divisions.
    Summary from Project Gutenberg (automatically generated)

    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

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

    Quick answers

    Who wrote Paul and Virginia?

    Paul and Virginia was written by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.

    What genre is Paul and Virginia?

    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

    Is Paul and Virginia free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

    What books are similar to Paul and Virginia?

    Readers who like it often enjoy The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice.

    More by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

    All books →

    Books like Paul and Virginia