The wild ass's skin /
Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris. Contemplating suicide by throwing himself into the Seine, he is distracted by a bizarre object which promises to grant its possessor his every wish - but at a high price.
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris. Contemplating suicide by throwing himself into the Seine, he is distracted by a bizarre object which promises to grant its possessor his every wish - but at a high price. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the French. This translation previously issued in print: 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 252 pages) : 1 map (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191923388 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199579501.001.0001 |