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This novel is set in France and written in the first person. The character, Fabien Jean Jacques Moillard - a barrister, describes how he has the great misfortune one day of dropping a large blot of ink in a library on a precious Folio document. He feels it is almost the start of what has been a very insignificant life so far and begins to keep his memoir from that point.

"The Ink-Stain, Complete" is a compelling novel written via French author René Bazin. Set within the idyllic French geographical region, the narrative unfolds as a nuanced exploration of ethical dilemmas, societal expectancies, and the complexities of human nature. The story revolves round Monsieur de l. A. Fresnaye, an upstanding choose in a rural community whose life takes a dramatic flip while an ink stain on a criminal record becomes the catalyst for a chain of events. This seemingly trivial incident evolves right into a gripping story that delves into the intricacies of justice, honor, and the results of 1's moves. René Bazin, regarded for his eager observations of provincial life and ethical subject matters, weaves a story that displays the author's dedication to ethical concerns. Through vivid characterizations and a shiny portrayal of the French geographical region, Bazin presents a tale that resonates with readers because it explores the fragility of recognition and the burden of moral selections. "The Ink-Stain, Complete" is well known for its moral intensity, providing readers a notion-provoking exam of human behavior and the ripple consequences of person decisions inside a decent-knit network. Bazin's literary craftsmanship shines thru, making this work a timeless contribution to French literature.

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Volume IV of the Oxford English Texts Complete Works of Oscar Wilde is the first variorum edition of Wilde's major critical writing; it includes the critical essays which were re-published in book-form in his life-time - that is, those anthologised in Intentions and The Soul of Man - as well as his graduate essay usually known by the title The Rise of Historical Criticism, but which this volume titles Historical Criticism. The Introduction gives a detailed account of the composition of each of the essays: it gives a new explanation for the relationship between the 'The Decay of Lying' and 'Pen, Pencil, and Poison' (arguing that they are best understood as companion pieces); it provides the first concrete demonstration that Wilde did, on occasions, knowingly 'copy' his own work; and it reveals that substantial cuts were made to some of Wilde's essays (without his full consent) by the periodical editors with whom he worked. The edition also provides, for the first time, a full collation of the textual variants between the published versions of Wilde's essays (that is, both book and periodical), and all extant manuscripts; in addition it establishes a new, authoritative text for Historical Criticism, based on an examination of the original manuscript, which differs significantly from that printed by Robert Ross in his 1908 Collected Edition (and subsequently reprinted in the Collins Complete Works). The annotation to the edition reveals the full extent of Wilde's 'borrowings' both from his own work, and from other writers; it also reveals that much of Historical Criticism is in fact paraphrasing or translating well-known classical texts, and that the some of denseness of the argument is due to ellipses in Wilde's text that were disguised by earlier editors.

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