Claudine is a curious, precocious, and rather spoiled girl growing up in the small town of Montigny. Colette's first novel is about Claudine's adventures at school, where she becomes aware of an affair between the hateful headmistress and a young female teacher--a woman on whom Claudine herself has a major crush. Claudine's mischievous attempts to break up this liaison and generally wreak havoc are both comic and maddening.
Details
| Series | Claudine |
|---|---|
| Copyright Date | 1900 |
| Publication Date | 1930 |
| Publisher | Albert & Charles Boni |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Notes | It was Colette's first published novel, originally attributed to her first husband, Willy. First printed in 1900, first English version in 1930. Series includes <i>Claudine at School</i> (1900), <i>Claudine in Paris</i> (1901), <i>The Indulgent Husband</i> (1902) aka <i>Claudine in Paris</i>, and <i>The Innocent Wife</i> (1903), sometimes published as <i>Claudine and Annie</i>. Look for multiple translations, covers, publishers and countries of publication. This is first US Edition |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Genre | Biographical Fiction; Fiction; Pulp |