Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Daudet, Alphonse 1840 1897 Daudet, Louis Marie Alphonse Cerf, Barry 1881 Tartarin de Tarascon Introduction, notes and excercises in English. Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Tartarin de Tarascon" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel written in the late 19th century that captures the whimsical adventures and exaggerated persona of its titular hero. The story revolves around Tartarin, a larger-than-life character from the small town of Tarascon, whose dreams and aspirations far exceed the mundane existence of provincial life. He harbors a romantic yearning for adventure, particularly in the realm of hunting, which leads him into humorous predicaments and reflects the culture of exaggeration that is characteristic of southern France. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Tartarin's life in Tarascon, where his reputation as a grand hunter and local hero is established. The narrative describes his home, adorned with exotic plants and an array of weapons that underscore his adventurous spirit. However, the reality of his life is laced with irony—he has never left Tarascon and spends his days engaging in absurd 'hunts' for hats rather than actual game. Tartarin's dual identity emerges, characterized by a quixotic thirst for adventure and the complacent comfort of his bourgeois existence. This opening sets the stage for the subsequent exploration of his fanciful endeavors, including a proposed journey to Africa for lion hunting that captivates the townspeople, igniting both excitement and a sense of rivalry among them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Algeria -- Fiction Lion hunting -- Fiction PQ Text FR Jeunesse Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479784 472178 2024-10-05T06:07:13.598351 2023-10-05T06:40:53.647257 text/html text/html 456349 2023-09-29T15:05:28 text/html 254108 2024-10-05T06:07:28.275247 application/epub+zip 262393 2024-10-05T06:07:18.194336 application/epub+zip 240926 2024-10-05T06:07:16.173336 application/epub+zip 513759 2024-10-05T06:07:34.323227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436904 2024-10-05T06:07:26.443274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493329 2022-09-05T09:25:50.321245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382820 382848 2024-10-05T06:07:10.672440 2023-10-05T06:40:51.067249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 384216 2023-09-29T14:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19482 2024-10-05T06:07:34.573718 application/rdf+xml 13210 2024-10-05T06:07:16.821304 image/jpeg 3260 2024-10-05T06:07:16.494322 image/jpeg 166614 2023-09-29T15:06:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 244814 2024-10-05T06:07:13.642349 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia