Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring is Tracy Chevalier's historical novel, first published by HarperCollins in London in 1999, with a US edition from Dutton in 2000. Set in 1660s Delft, it imagines the maid who sits for Vermeer's painting. It was filmed in 2003.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- HarperCollins, 1999
- First published
- HarperCollins, London, 1999
The first edition of Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier was published in London by HarperCollins in 1999. We track 2 editions.
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- 47 on Open Library, 31 in English
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Who published the first edition of Girl with a Pearl Earring?
The first edition of Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier was published in London by HarperCollins in 1999.
How many editions of Girl with a Pearl Earring are there?
We track 2 editions of Girl with a Pearl Earring, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Girl with a pearl earring (HarperCollins, 1999), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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