Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel
by Rachilde
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When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Raoule's suitor, a cigar-smoking former hussar officer, becomes an accomplice in the complications that ensue.Tags
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- Canonical title
- Monsieur Venus: A Materialist Novel
- Original title
- Monsieur Vénus : roman matérialiste
- Original publication date
- 1884
- People/Characters
- Raoule de Vénérande; Jacques Silvert; Marie Silvert; Baron de Raittolbe; Mme Ermengarde
- First words
- We warn our readers that at the very moment they are cutting these first pages, the heroine of our story is perhaps going past their front door.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)This wax figure, an anatomical masterpiece, was made by a German.
- Original language
- French
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- 201
- Popularity
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- (3.90)
- Languages
- 6 — Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
- 8
