Project Gutenberg 2012-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 394 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 Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Bibliomania Erotic literature Z Text FR Littérature FR Livres, Collections et Bibliophilie Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 272214 2025-08-16T13:58:28.362687 text/html 250469 2024-10-23T11:03:41 text/html 1210779 2025-08-16T13:58:34.224696 application/epub+zip 1212713 2025-08-16T13:58:29.700688 application/epub+zip 164288 2025-08-16T13:58:29.016675 application/epub+zip 1316953 2025-08-16T13:58:37.732684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1239470 2025-08-16T13:58:33.537657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236347 2022-09-18T17:09:06.634683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238570 2025-08-16T13:58:27.557718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218607 2024-10-23T11:03:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17827 2025-08-16T13:58:37.880639 application/rdf+xml 32181 2025-08-16T13:58:29.130686 image/jpeg 4514 2025-08-16T13:58:29.074673 image/jpeg 1037751 2025-08-16T13:58:28.501698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia