L'Abbe Constantin - Complete (Illustrated) - With a Preface and Translation by Ernest Legouve, of the French Academy (Paperback)

"L'Abb Constantin" is a comedy in three acts, taking place against the background of the Franco-Prussian War. The Abb is curate of a small church supported by the income of a nearby estate. The estate has passed into the hands of an American owner, whom the Abb presumes will be Protestant and uninclined to support his church.