One character in this novel has a dog named Hamilcar, while another has noticeably red hands.  The protagonist once loved the daughter of a choleric mapmaker, Clementine, who was locked up after an argument involving the protagonist's uncle.  The first segment, "The Log," takes its name from a gift that sets the novel's action in motion, including a gift in the form of a fake log with violets.  The protagonist endeavors to acquire a volume owned by Signori Pozzi, The Golden Legend, which leads to his acquaintance with the Princess Trepof.  The protagonist has two visio
One character in this novel has a dog named Hamilcar, while another has noticeably red hands.  The protagonist once loved the daughter of a choleric mapmaker, Clementine, who was locked up after an argument involving the protagonist's uncle.  The first segment, "The Log," takes its name from a gift that sets the novel's action in motion, including a gift in the form of a fake log with violets.  The protagonist endeavors to acquire a volume owned by Signori Pozzi, The Golden Legend, which leads to his acquaintance with the Princess Trepof.  The protagonist has two visions of a fairy, who throws ink at him, and who is represented in a statue by the protagonist's ward, Jeanne.  That ward had previously been sequestered by Mademoiselle Prefere, but the protagonist helps her escape, which constitutes the title action.  For ten points name this novel about an aging bibliophile by Anatole France.
One character in this novel has a dog named Hamilcar, while another has noticeably red hands.  
The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard or Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard