The Marquise of O
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New translation of one of the greatest works of German Literature. An ingenious 'whodunnit', The Marquise of O - subverts the eighteenth-century notion of the infallibility of man, and reveals the true ambiguity and caprice of humanity. Held captive by a band of unspeakable ruffians, the Marquise of O - is rescued before they can subject her to a fate worse than death. So, how, some months later, can it be that she finds herself pregnant? Believing herself fully innocent, although failing to convince her prudish family of her honour, she places an advertisement asking the perpetrator to identify himself...
Author: Heinrich Von Kleist
Format: Paperback, 112 pages, 125mm x 195mm, 144 g
Published: 2003, Hesperus Press Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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New translation of one of the greatest works of German Literature. An ingenious 'whodunnit', The Marquise of O - subverts the eighteenth-century notion of the infallibility of man, and reveals the true ambiguity and caprice of humanity. Held captive by a band of unspeakable ruffians, the Marquise of O - is rescued before they can subject her to a fate worse than death. So, how, some months later, can it be that she finds herself pregnant? Believing herself fully innocent, although failing to convince her prudish family of her honour, she places an advertisement asking the perpetrator to identify himself...
The Marquise of O