Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 France, Hector 1837 1908 Carrington, Charles 1867 1921 Fernandino, Paul Harry The Grip of Desire: The Story of a Parish-Priest Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. This file was produced by Carlo Traverso, Relka Bihari, Andrea Ball, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "The Grip of Desire: The Story of a Parish-Priest" by Hector France is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the inner life of a village priest, known as the Curé, as he grapples with the conflicts between his clerical obligations and his human desires. It dives into the themes of passion, temptation, and morality as the priest navigates his relationships within the parish, particularly in a village setting filled with young women whose presence and allure challenge his vows of chastity. The opening of the novel introduces the Curé of Althausen, a man of thirty who is respected for his teachings yet is suspected to harbor desires beneath his seemingly chaste exterior. He delivers sermons emphasizing love and practical morality to his congregation, which starkly contrasts with traditional religious tenets. As he interacts with the parishioners, he faces temptations, particularly from the lively and youthful women who bring color to his otherwise disciplined life. The beginning establishes a tension between his role as a spiritual leader and his reflections on life, nature, and unfulfilled desires, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of lust and longing that permeates the rest of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Villages -- France -- Fiction Priests -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 609668 609362 2024-10-05T07:32:51.923250 2023-10-05T07:46:53.000136 text/html text/html 609661 609355 2024-10-05T07:32:52.261182 2023-10-05T07:46:53.241146 text/html text/html 308605 2024-10-05T07:33:04.284177 application/epub+zip 315330 2024-10-05T07:32:56.027194 application/epub+zip 305349 2024-10-05T07:32:54.532210 application/epub+zip 613770 2024-10-05T07:33:10.920125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539651 2024-10-05T07:33:02.958186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480414 2022-09-05T10:59:51.582625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530530 530299 2024-10-05T07:32:51.366221 2023-10-05T07:46:52.581126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 531063 2004-02-06T18:28:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207543 2004-02-06T18:28:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 531058 2004-02-06T18:28:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207365 2004-02-06T18:28:14 text/plain application/zip 22275 2024-10-05T07:33:11.066083 application/rdf+xml 15379 2024-10-05T07:32:55.081216 image/jpeg 3438 2024-10-05T07:32:54.806185 image/jpeg 298837 2024-10-05T07:32:52.311184 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 More titles under Villiot, Jean de fr.wikipedia More titles under Villiot, Jean de