Eugène Sue
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Some of the most beautiful English written here by a French national. Written by a man with an extraordinary breadth of experience for his time, an epic romantic fantasy, and a stark portrayal of the commoner struggling for independence from the morass of religious and governmental autocracy. Written in the dawning of French revolution, and full of interesting historical anthropological tidbits.
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The Mysteries of the People, or History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages, original in French "Les Mystères du peuple" (1849–1856), was suppressed by the censor in 1857, and several others, all on a very large scale, though the number of volumes gives an exaggerated idea of their length. Some of his books, among them The Wandering Jew and The Mysteries of Paris, were dramatized by himself, usually in collaboration with others. His period...
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Eugène Sue inmortaliza la leyenda del judío errante con una larga novela, convertida en un relato folletinesco y publicado por entregas en un periódico de su época, en la que deja entrever una denuncia tanto de la cruda realidad de la incipiente clase obrera parisina como de la Iglesia y, en concreto, de la Compañía de Jesús.
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En une semaine la vierge guerrière, inspirée par le saint amour de la patrie, a vaincu les Anglais, triomphants depuis la bataille de Poitiers! En une semaine la vaillante fille du peuple accomplit ce que navaient pu accomplir, depuis plus dun demi-siècle, tant de nobles et illustres capitaines! Voici, jour par jour, le récit de la SEMAINE DE JEANNE DARC.