Excerpt from Eve Triumphant: From the French of Pierre De Coulevain His brilliant story was first brought into print in an English version in 1902, at which time it secured from reviewers and from cultivated readers of high-class fiction on both sides of the Atlantic, very favourable attention. The novel had, before being translated, gained the much-coveted title of being crowned by the French Academy. Since 1902, the works of the clever woman who writes under the name of Pierre de Coulevain have secured an extended appreciation from English-speaking readers. Her stories are recognised as not only graphic and trustworthy pictures of social conditions in France, but as typical of human nature through out the civilised world. Eve Triumphant pre sents a study of international relations. The portrayal of the characters - French, Italian, and American - is exceedingly vivid. While the story may be described as a study of social problems, it is characterised by a delicacy of touch and a sense of humour which make it thoroughly readable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.