Talk:Paul et Virginie
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This was one of Napoleon's favourite books, the one her turned to most often whiolst in exile on the island of St. Helena. He said it spoke to his soul.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia says of it, "[it is a novel in which] there rises melodiously, as it were, the wail of a moribund world: everywhere wholesome Nature in unequal conflict with diseased, perfidious art; cannot escape from it in the lowest hut, in the remotest island of the sea."This quotation is from Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, Chapter VIII "Printed Paper": Second last paragraph, Sentence 3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.227.115.169 (talk) 19:05, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Maria Edgeworth's Belinda
[edit]A major character in Belinda by Maria Edgeworth is named Virginia after the novel and the book comes up repeatedly. Not sure if this merits a mention in the list. 138.88.143.26 (talk) 05:21, 20 December 2022 (UTC)