"Bernard Mauprat a violé sa cousine, Edmée, mais "à force de courage, de grâce et de beauté, Edmée finira par dompter Bernard, par transformer la brute en homme véritable."--Cover."
"Set on the brink of the French Revolution, Mauprat is a complex love story about a young and rather savage nobleman, Bernard de Mauprat, who is eventually transformed by the love of his cousin Edme. Examining themes of feminism, society, philosophy and education, Sand's novel eventually sees reason, culture and virtue triumph over ignorance and cruelty."@en
""A novel of love between the classes, as uncultured Bernard loves the beautiful Edmee de Mauprat, who feels she cannot return his affections because she is superior to him. Then she begins to educate and culture him ..."--Back cover."@en
""The novel, set before the French Revolution, depicts the coming of age of a nobleman named Bernard Mauprat. The story is narrated by the old Bernard in his country home many years later, as told to a nameless young male visitor. Bernard recounts how, raised by a violent gang of his feudal kinsmen after the death of his mother, he becomes a brutalized "enfant sauvage." When his cousin Edmée is held captive by Bernard's "family," he helps her escape, but elicits a promise of marriage from her by threatening rape. Thus begins the long courtship of Bernard and Edmée." --Wikipedia."
"A drama of loyalty and passion set against a Gothic background. This novel is said to have inspired Wuthering Heights."@en