Books by Comtesse de Segur

Black & White Illustrated Collectionfor full color, see ISBN 978-0-9864006-3-6Sophie Rostopchina, the Comtesse de Ségur, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1799. She wrote her first novel at the age of 58, and continued to write novels and stories for children and young people. Her most well-known novel, Les Malheurs de Sophie (Sophie's Misfortunes) is about a young French girl who lives with her parents in a castle in the French countryside. The Comtesse died on February 9, 1874 in Paris.This illustrated collection includes the short stories Histoire de Blondine, de Bonne-Biche et de Beau-Minon (The Story of Blondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-Minon), Le Bon Petit Henri (Good Little Henry), Histoire de la Princesse Rosette (The Princess Rosette), La Petite Souris Grise (The Little Grey Mouse), and Ourson. The illustrations were done by Virginia Frances Sterrett for a 1920 American edition.This bilingual edition is designed to assist those learning French. The English text appears on the left-hand pages of the book, with the corresponding French on the right-hand pages. Other bilingual books available from Sleeping Cat Press: The Picture of Dorian Gray Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe Fables of Jean de La Fontaine CandideShakespeare's SonnetsThe Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged)The Tales of Mother GooseThe Last of the MohicansMadame Bovary

CONTENTSBlondine, Bonne-Biche, and Beau-MinonBlondine; Blondine Lost; The Forest of Lilacs; Blondine's Awakening - Beau-Minon; Bonne-Biche; Blondine's Second Awakening; The Parrot; Repentance; The Tortoise; The Journey and ArrivalGood Little HenryThe Poor Sick Mother; The Crow, the Cock, and the Frog; The Harvest; The Vintage; The Chase; The Fishing; The Plant of LifePrincess RosetteThe Farm; Rosette at the Court of the King Her Father; Family Council; Second Day of the Festival; Third and Last Day of the FestivalThe Little Gray MouseThe Little House; The Fairy Detestable; The Prince Gracious; The Tree in the Rotunda; The CasketOursonThe Lark and the Toad; Birth and Infancy of Ourson; Violette; The Dream; The Toad Again; Violette's Sacrifice; The Wild Boar; The Conflagration; The Well; The Farm - The Castle - The Forge; The Sacrifice; The Combat; The Recompense