Edouard Charton et l'invention du 'Magasin pittoresque' (1833-1870).(Book Review)
Publication: The Modern Language Review
Publication Date: 01-JUL-04
Author: Rowe, Paul
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Edouard Charton et l'invention du 'Magasin pittoresque' (1833-1870). By MARIE-LAURE AURENCHE. Paris: Champion. 2002. xii+534 pp. 106 [euro]. ISBN 2-7453-0664-2.
Marie-Laure Aurenche's study of the Magasin pittoresque and of its founder rightly quotes, then ignores, his claim in an unpublished letter to his daughter that 'l'histoire de ma vie n'aurait aucun interet'. Edouard Charton (1807-90) was a major figure in the French publishing landscape throughout his career. He did much to stimulate the...
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