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Simon, Mrs Barbara Ann.
Ten tribes of Israel historically identified with the aborigines
of the Western hemisphere. 1836
970.1 S59
Author has drawn her materials largely from Viscount Kingsborough's
"Antiquities of Mexico." He believed that Mexico was colonized by
the Israelites.
Smith, George, 1S00-6S.
The Hebrew people; or, The history and religion of the
Israelites from the origin of the nation to the time of
Christ; deduced from the writings of Moses and other
inspired authors and illustrated by copious references
to the ancient records, traditions and mythology of the
heathen world. 1850
rg33 S64
Being v.2 of the author's "Sacred annals."
Fiction
Balzac, Honore de.
Country parson (Le cure de village), and Albert Savaron
(De Savarus); tr. by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell,
with a preface by George Saintsbury. (Comedie humaine.)
B218V2
Same as "Village rector."
Story of country life and of a man's efforts to improve the lot of the
peasantry.
Father Goriot (Le pere Goriot), and M. Gobseck; tr. by
Ellen Marriage, with a preface by George Saintsbury.
(Comedie humaine.) B2i8p3
Same as "Pere Goriot."
"In Goriot is exhibited the extravagance of paternal sacrifice; 'he is the
modern King Lear,' impoverishing himself to give his daughters
dowries; and when they are reduced to straits by their depravity,
stripping himself to save them." Baker's Descriptive guide to the
best fiction.
Marriage settlement (Le contrat de mariage), and other
stories; tr. by Clara Bell, with a preface by George
Saintsbury. (Comedie humaine.) B2i8ma2
Other stories: A start in life.—A second home.
"A marriage settlement" is the same as "The marriage contract."
Describes the negotiations concerning a marriage settlement and the
plots of a spendthrift mother to get the better of her son-in-law.
Shows Balzac's practical acquaintance with the details of finance and
law.
The peasantry (Les paysans), and Pierre Grassou; tr. by
Ellen Marriage, with a preface by George Saintsbury.
(Comedie humaine.) B218S02
Same as "Sons of the soil."
"Elaborate account of the life of the peasant, veracious and sympathetic.
. .but far from prepossessing in its presentment of the greed
and land-hunger of the better class of peasants, and of the brutality,
lawlessness and immorality that prevailed among the poorer. The
story tells how a wealthy Count tries to establish himself on a fine
estate, but awakens the hostility of the country-side, and is eventually
driven by accumulated annoyances to leave the district." Baker's
Descriptive guide to the best fiction.
Quest of the absolute (La recherche de I'absolu), and other
stories; tr. by Ellen Marriage, with a preface by George
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