Guy de Maupassant; Teofilo E. Comba [trans.] — Strong As Death
London, Drexel Biddle, 1899 . Cloth. A fine late 19th century English language example of Guy de Maupassant's thrilling novel about a dangerous love affair. Translated from the original French into English by Teofilo E. Comba. A wonderful English language translation of Maupassant's devastating novel about the treachery of love and the desire power of desire, following a sculptor who falls in love with a young woman who is married to a high-ranking government official. A wonderful example of this work from the fathert of the modern short story. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .