The Princesse de Cleves (riverrun editions): Nancy Mitford's sparkling translation of the famous French classic in a beautiful new edition
Madame de Lafayette
The Princesse de Cleves (riverrun editions): Nancy Mitford’s sparkling translation of the famous French classic in a beautiful new edition
Madame de Lafayette
‘Always be civil to the girls. You never know whom they might marry.’ Nancy Mitford, from her introduction to THE PRINCESS DE CLEVES
When the young, beautiful Mademoiselle de Chartres comes to court, her primary objective is to find herself a husband. Upon her mother’s recommendation, she accepts the advances of the Prince de Cleves, a rather average sort of a man. Unfortunately, soon after the wedding she finds herself to be in love with the dashing Duc de Nemours …
Against a backdrop of labyrinthine court politics, the naive Madame de Cleves’ pursuit of true love is a riveting and timelessly tragic read.
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