Project Gutenberg 2012-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 127 Uzanne, Octave 1851 1931 Uzanne, Louis Octave 06044091 Caprices d'un Bibliophile Une vente de livres à l'Hôtel Drouot -- La gent bouquinière -- Les galanteries du Sieur Scarron -- Le quémandeur de livres -- Le vieux bouquin -- Le libraire du palais -- Un ex-libris mal placé -- Les quais en août -- Les catalogueurs -- Simple coup-d'oeil sur le roman moderne -- Le bibliophile aux champs -- Les projets d'Honoré de Balzac -- Variations sur la reliure de fantaisie -- Restif de la Bretonne et ses bibliographes -- Le cabinet d'un eroto-bibliomane -- Rondeau. Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Caprices d'un Bibliophile" by Octave Uzanne is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the passions and whims of a bibliophile, exploring themes of book collecting, the beauty of literature, and the emotions intertwined with the ownership of books. Uzanne's narrative voice reflects a deep love for books, treating them as cherished companions and symbols of culture. The opening of the work introduces the narrator, who experiences a profound melancholy triggered by the sight of beautiful books being auctioned off. He grapples with the intense emotions that arise when he contemplates his own collection and the impending loss of treasured volumes to other collectors. The atmosphere is charged with an artistic reverence for literature, as the narrator likens his relationship with books to a passionate affair, celebrating their aesthetic and emotional significance. This glimpse into the narrator's psyche sets the tone for a reflective exploration of the world of bibliophiles and their unique connection to literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40877/40877-h/images/cover.jpg fr Bibliomania Erotic literature Z Text FR Littérature FR Livres, Collections et Bibliophilie Browsing: Literature Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica Browsing: Other 272031 272039 2024-09-17T08:38:36.989805 2023-09-18T03:56:01.933195 text/html text/html 265627 2012-09-27T09:29:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1026430 2012-09-27T09:29:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1212269 2024-09-17T08:38:43.532800 application/epub+zip 1214408 2024-09-17T08:38:38.376916 application/epub+zip 165287 2024-09-17T08:38:37.676818 application/epub+zip 1317334 2024-09-17T08:38:47.204269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1239440 2024-09-17T08:38:42.583824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236347 2022-09-18T17:09:06.634683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232961 232739 2024-09-17T08:38:36.041890 2023-09-18T03:56:01.117185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 222623 2012-09-27T09:29:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92716 2012-09-27T09:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20122 2024-09-17T08:38:47.359285 application/rdf+xml 32181 2024-09-17T08:38:37.800815 image/jpeg 4514 2024-09-17T08:38:37.737847 image/jpeg 1038858 2024-09-17T08:38:37.125852 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia