Title: The crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (member of the Institute)
Description: In 19th-century Paris, a retiring philologist and bibliophile finds the daughter of a long ago love and resolves to provide for her. He discovers she is being mistreated by her guardian and abducts her for her own safety. When she marries, he sells his library to pay her dowry and retires to the country.
Subjects: Philologists, Men, Book collectors, Children and adults, Fiction