Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_of_Sylvestre_Bonnard

Translation of Le crime de Sylvestre Bonnard.

Release date is 2000-03-01

Produced by Brett Fishburne and David Widger

"The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard" by Anatole France is a novel published in 1881. This diary-based story follows an elderly scholar and book collector who pursues a rare manuscript, then encounters the granddaughter of a woman he once loved. When he discovers the young girl suffering under an abusive guardian, Bonnard must decide whether to remain a passive observer or commit what he ironically calls his "crime"—an act that reveals his true character. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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