French Maxims of the Stage is a labor of love by Henri Pène du Bois. He gathered over 600 quotes from about four dozen playwrights, actors, critics, and writers. It's a well curated sampling of mostly French writers from the 1600s to the 1890s.

We believe this book would be of especial interest to actors and writers; however the advice is also universally useful to anyone who engages in creative work.

This is a new edition of the public domain book that was originally published in 1894.
This new edition includes:

• A new Foreword written by the publisher.

• Several footnotes illuminating the references made by the author.

• Pictures and caricatures of many of the authors mentioned.

• New format, layout, typesetting.

Bulkington Book's mission is to build a bridge into the past, before film, television, copyright, and internet swallowed up the world. We found this story worthy of revival, and we hope you find it worth your while.

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