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  • The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy

    Enriched edition. Exploring Transcendental Gastronomy Through Brillat-Savarin's Culinary Musings

    Translated by Fayette Robinson ...
    In "The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy," Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin embarks on a profound exploration of gastronomy that transcends mere culinary instruction. Written in 1825, this seminal work intertwines philosophical musings and sensory experiences to elevate the act of eating into an art form and a subject of intellectual inquiry. Brillat-Savarin's literary style is ... Read more

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  • The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Culinary Philosophy, Sensory Theory, and Food's Role in Human Nature and Culture

    Translated by Fayette Robinson ...
    Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's *The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy* is at once a meditation on eating, a cabinet of anecdotes, and an ambitious attempt to give gastronomy intellectual dignity. Arranged through reflections, maxims, dialogues, and memorable episodes, it examines appetite, digestion, culinary pleasure, hospitality, obesity, and the social meanings of the table. ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Novels of George Sand (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Indiana, Mauprat, The Countess of Rudolstadt, Valentine, Leone Leoni, Antonia…

    The Greatest Novels of George Sand gathers the essential fiction of one of nineteenth-century France's most inventive and socially engaged novelists. Across these works, Sand combines Romantic intensity with realist observation, pastoral lyricism with political and moral inquiry. Her narratives often examine love, marriage, class, rural life, artistic vocation, and the constraints placed upon ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Novels of George Sand

    Enriched edition. Indiana, Mauprat, The Countess of Rudolstadt, Valentine, Leone Leoni, Antonia…

    George Sand's "The Greatest Novels of George Sand" encapsulates the thematic richness and stylistic innovation that characterize her contributions to 19th-century literature. This collection delves deep into the intricacies of love, gender, and social structures, often set against the backdrop of rural France. Utilized through masterful narrative techniques, Sand's blending of realism and ... Read more

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  • The Physiology of Taste

    Or Transcendental Gastronomy

    Translated by Fayette Robinson ...
    Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 – 1826) has been credited with founding the genre of the gastronomic essay, together with Grimod. A French lawyer and politician, Brillat-Savarin believed that all food, no matter how simple, should be prepared and consumed with great artistry. Though prosaic, his meditations on food are still considered important, and should be read in the leisurely, artistic ... Read more

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  • The Countess of Rudolstadt

    A Gothic Romance of Artistic Independence, Secret Societies, and Revolutionary Ideals in Eighteenth-Century Europe

    by George Sand ...
    Translated by Fayette Robinson ...
    The sequel to *Consuelo*, *The Countess of Rudolstadt* follows the celebrated singer after her marriage to the enigmatic Count Albert, whose identity and convictions draw her into a labyrinth of aristocratic secrecy, religious dissent, and revolutionary idealism. Moving across eighteenth-century Europe—from Bohemian castles and convents to clandestine assemblies—the novel combines Gothic suspense, ... Read more

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  • The Countess of Rudolstadt

    Love, Betrayal, and Redemption in 19th Century France

    by George Sand ...
    Translated by Fayette Robinson ...
    In "The Countess of Rudolstadt," George Sand presents a captivating narrative that intertwines themes of love, political strife, and individual freedom within the context of 19th-century European society. Written in a richly lyrical style, the novel explores the inner lives of its characters against a backdrop of historical turmoil, reflecting Sand's profound interest in Romantic ideals. The ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Novels of George Sand

    Enriched edition. Indiana, Mauprat, The Countess of Rudolstadt, Valentine, Leone Leoni, Antonia…

    In "The Greatest Novels of George Sand," the reader is immersed in a rich tapestry of early 19th-century French society, where issues of gender, class, and human emotion converge within Sand's distinctive narrative style. Her prose is characterized by a lyrical fluidity and a keen psychological insight, reflective of her Romantic ideals, yet frequently underpinned by a progressive feminist ... Read more

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    This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - estimated 6650 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau • Emile • The Social Contract & Discourses • Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. • Émile; Or, Concerning Education; Extracts • Quotes and Images From The ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Anatole France (Delphi Classics)

    Series Book 8 - Delphi Series Five
    Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature, Anatole France was a French poet, journalist and novelist, whose works were celebrated for their nobility of style and profound human sympathy. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents France’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus ... Read more

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  • Emile, Or On Education (Mobi Classics)

    Emile: or, On Education (1762) which Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed to be the "best and most important of all my writings" is largely a philosophical treatise on the nature of man; it addresses political and philosophical questions regarding the individual's relationship to society, in particular how the individual can retain what Rousseau saw as his natural goodness while participating in an ... Read more

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  • Emile

    Emile, or On Education or Émile, or Treatise on Education is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who considered it to be the "best and most important of all my writings". Due to a section of the book entitled "Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar", Emile was banned in Paris and Geneva and was publicly burned in 1762, the year of its ... Read more

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