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Ancient manners

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An edition of Aphrodite (1848)

Ancient manners

complete and integral translation into English

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Privately printed for subscribers only [by C. Herrissey, Evreux, for C. Carrington
Language
English
Pages
412

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Previews available in: Urdu Russian English

Subjects

Fiction

Places

Alexandria (Egypt)

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Cover of: Ḥusn kı̄ devı̄
Ḥusn kı̄ devı̄
2013, Fiction House = Fikshan Hā'ūs
in Urdu
Cover of: Afrodita
Afrodita: roman antichnykh nravov
1993, Russkiĭ Kupet͡s
in Russian
Cover of: Aphrodite
Aphrodite: ancient manners
1932, Illustrated Editions
in English
Cover of: Ancient manners
Ancient manners: complete and integral translation into English
1906, Privately printed for subscribers only [by C. Herrissey, Evreux, for C. Carrington
in English
Cover of: Aphrodite: mœurs antiques
Aphrodite: mœurs antiques
1848, A. Fayard

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Table of Contents

Author's Preface. vii
BOOK I.
I. Chrysis. 1
ll. On the Quay at Alexandria. 22
III. Demetrios. 39
IV. The Passer-by. 53
V. The Mirror, the Comb, and the Necklace. 57
VI. The Virgins. 81
VII. Chrysis's Hair. 88
BOOK II.
I. The Garden of the Goddess. 99
Il. Melitta. 113
III. Love and Death. 137
IV. Moonlight. 151
V. The Invitation. 160
VI. Chrysis's Rose. 173
VII. The Tale of the Enchanted Lyre. 136
BOOK III.
I. The Arrival. 199
II. The Dinner. 211
III. Rhacontis. 238
IV. The Orgie at Bacchis`s. 247
V. The Crucified One. 254
VI. Enthusiasm. 265
VII. Cleopatra. 274
BOOK IV.
I. Demetrios Dreams a Dream. 287
II. The Panic. 306
III. The Crowd. 318
IV. The Response. 331
V. The Garden of Hermanubis. 346
VI. The Walls 0f Purple. 354
BOOK V.
I. The Supreme Night. 363
II. Dust Returns to Earth. 371
III. Chrysis Immortal. 383
IV. Pity. 393
V. Piety. 401

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Translation of: Aphrodite.

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Paris

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Pagination
xvi, 412 p. :
Number of pages
412
Dimensions
9.25 x 6 x 1.5 inches

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OL16538242M

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