Conscience. [A Novel.] ... Translated by J. E. S. Rae.

by Hector Malot

Conscience. [A novel.] ... Translated by J. E. S. British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition ++++ British Library Malot, Hector; Rae, Julia Emily St. Quintin; 1891. 2 vol.; 8 . 012639.h.24.

288 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1905

About the author

Hector Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale.
His first book, published in 1859, was Les Amants. In total Malot wrote over 70 books. By far his most famous book is Sans Famille (Nobody's Boy, 1878), which deals with the travels of the young orphan Remi, who is sold to the streetmusician Vitalis at age 10. Sans Famille gained fame as a children's book, though it was not originally intended as such.
He announced his retirement as an author of fiction in 1895, but in 1896 he returned with the novel L'amour Dominateur as well as the account of his literary life Le Roman de mes Romans (The Novel of my Novels).

Reviews

[Deodand · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Why is this story so obscure? I've certainly read less well-plotted "classics". It is true that the ending favours Victorian morals, but what the heck. You always have to read books with your eye on the era.

I found Saniel's efforts to close all the loopholes around his acts quite interesting. It's just too bad that he gets eaten away inside by what he's done, from a reader's standpoint. And that whole morphine business was not really necessary.