The Princess de Clèves (riverrun Editions)

Nancy Mitford (Translator); Madame de Lafayette; Alice Oswald (Introduction by)

'Always be civil to the girls. You never know whom they might marry.' Nancy Mitford, from her introduction to The Princess de Clèves When the young, beautiful Mademoiselle de Chartres comes to court, her primary objective is to find herself a husband. Upon her mother's recommendation, she accepts the a...