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Le Barbier de Seville (Harrap's French classics series)

Le Barbier de Seville (Harrap's French classics series)

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Le Barbier de Seville (Harrap's French classics series)

by Beaumarchais

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George G. Harrap & Co, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. Reprinted. 90 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

Synopsis

A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the same woman. With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais created an audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balances wit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Le Barbier de Seville (Harrap's French classics series)
Author
Beaumarchais
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
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Publisher
George G. Harrap & Co
Date Published
1955

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Cloth
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