Which? Or, Between Two Women
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in nineteenth-century French popular fiction
- Readers who enjoy stories of romantic choice and psychological portraiture
- Learners seeking a free public-domain translation as an entry to foreign literature
- Readers accustomed to English-language originals who prefer medium-to-long narratives
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking for modern narrative technique and strong twists
- Readers who rely entirely on Chinese translations and do not read English
- Readers seeking detailed author studies or literary-historical annotation
Reading tips
- First establish who the two women are and what each stands for, then follow the protagonist's motives for choosing.
- Read chapter by chapter and briefly note changes in the relationships to avoid confusion.
- Consult publicly available material on nineteenth-century French society to understand the characters' circumstances and constraints.
- If reading to learn English, close-read dialogue passages and skim descriptive ones.
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About the author
Ernest Daudet (1837–1921) was a French journalist, novelist and historian, born in Nîmes and the elder brother of the celebrated writer Alphonse Daudet. A prolific author, he wrote novels, childhood and youth memoirs, and historical works, most notably Histoire de l'Émigration pendant la Révolution Française. His other works include Fils d'émigré and Mon frère et moi souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse. His writing combines a journalist's documentary eye with a novelist's narrative skill, and his histories focus on the fate of émigré communities. He received a prize from the Académie française, and six of his works are held in the collection. Public information on his life is limited, but his works show a lasting interest in the émigré experience after the French Revolution and in family memory.
