Wanda

£250 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The story of an aristocratic, reclusive, idealistic, naive young woman whose world is destroyed by a man. Originally published in 1883, this ‘yellowback’ edition dated 1890. The novel was a best-seller in the late nineteenth century and was turned into an acclaimed stage play by Edmund Morse and an opera by Antonín Dvorák. Nice, bright condition.

• Year: 1890

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