Paul and Virginia

Description:

Paul and Virginia, two fatherless children are brought up in poverty and innocence, amid the tropical scenery of the island of Mauritius. Virginia is recalled to France by a harsh and wealthy aunt. There she is miserable, and after two years returns to the island. But her ship is wrecked and she is drowned before the eyes of Paul.

subjects: Botany,  Fiction,  Mauritius in fiction,  Readers,  French language,  Translations into Arabic,  Arabic literature,  French literature,  Translations from French,  Imprints,  Classic Literature,  Brothers and sisters,  Biography,  History,  Fiction, general,  Mauritius, fiction,  French fiction,  Translations into English,  Shipwrecks,  Juvenile fiction,  Juvenile literature,  Moral education,  Friendship,  Slavery,  Charity

People: Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814),  Henry Hunter (1741-1802,)

Places: Tropics,  Mauritius,  New York (N.Y.)

Times: 1805