FEP bilingual Books in Order

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The FEP bilingual series is a collection of translations of Molière's plays, published between 1773 and 1785. Each volume presents a comedic or satirical work that explores themes of social aspiration, intellectual pretension, and human folly. The series focuses on the tensions between personal integrity and societal expectations, often through the lens of misguided ambitions and rigid social norms.

Books in this series

Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.

  1. Cover of Le mariage de Figaro

    Le mariage de Figaro

    1785 · Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

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  2. Cover of L' avare

    L' avare

    Year unknown · Molière

    L'Avare is a comedy in five acts written by Molière. It centers on a widowed father whose obsession with money leads him to refuse financial support…

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  3. Cover of Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

    Year unknown · Molière

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  4. Cover of Andromaque

    Andromaque

    Year unknown · Jean Racine

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  5. Britannicus

    Year unknown · Jean Racine

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  6. Cover of Cinna

    Cinna

    Year unknown · Pierre Corneille

    The text presents impatient desires for illustrious vengeance, born from the death of a father, described as the impetuous children of resentment.…

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  7. Cover of Le bourgeois gentilhomme

    Le bourgeois gentilhomme

    Year unknown · Molière

    A translation of the seventeenth-century French play about Monsieur Jourdain, a middle-class man who embarks on a foolish quest for culture and…

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  8. Le Malade imaginaire

    Year unknown · Molière

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  9. Cover of Le misanthrope

    Le misanthrope

    Year unknown · Molière

    Poet Richard Wilbur translated Molière's neoclassic comedy The Misanthrope into rhymed couplets of epigrammatic brilliance. The play tells the story…

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  10. Cover of Les femmes savantes

    Les femmes savantes

    Year unknown · Molière

    Witty, intelligent Henriette hopes to marry her true love, Clitandre, but must contend with her bluestocking mother Philaminte, who has chosen the…

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  11. Cover of Les Fourberies de Scapin

    Les Fourberies de Scapin

    Year unknown · Molière

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  12. Cover of Les précieuses ridicules

    Les précieuses ridicules

    Year unknown · Molière

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the FEP bilingual series books in?

Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Le mariage de Figaro”.

How many books are in the FEP bilingual series series?

We list 12 books by Molière , published in 1785.

Where can I buy the FEP bilingual series books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.