Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 90 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard) 1852 1929 Allinson, Alfred Richard Les desirs de Jean Servien. English The Aspirations of Jean Servien Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robert J. Hall "The Aspirations of Jean Servien" by Anatole France is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores the life and ambitions of a young boy named Jean Servien, whose humble beginnings as the son of a bookbinder become the backdrop for his dreams of achieving greatness and love. The opening of the novel introduces Jean Servien's early life, marked by his mother's gentle aspirations for him to rise above their modest circumstances. After his mother's death, Jean is raised by his father and aunt, who have differing views on social status and ambition. As he grows older, Jean's experiences—ranging from school life to encounters with an eccentric tutor and the world of theatre—shape his aspirations, especially as he becomes enamored with a beautiful actress named Gabrielle. The beginning intricately weaves themes of hope, ambition, and the contrasts between social class and personal desires, setting the stage for Jean's quest for identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 239615 239555 2024-10-05T07:59:06.716010 2023-10-05T08:06:33.238100 text/html text/html 239608 239548 2024-10-05T07:59:07.013006 2023-10-05T08:06:33.403113 text/html text/html 173701 2024-10-05T07:59:14.338987 application/epub+zip 176107 2024-10-05T07:59:10.421995 application/epub+zip 154908 2024-10-05T07:59:09.183000 application/epub+zip 328386 2024-10-05T07:59:17.466989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298598 2024-10-05T07:59:13.511004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265826 2022-09-05T11:28:58.344654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214948 214939 2024-10-05T07:59:06.285016 2023-10-05T08:06:32.888123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 216106 2004-02-12T21:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87982 2004-02-12T21:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 216102 2004-02-12T21:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87872 2004-02-12T21:29:16 text/plain application/zip 21530 2024-10-05T07:59:17.611941 application/rdf+xml 12930 2024-10-05T07:59:09.733990 image/jpeg 3092 2024-10-05T07:59:09.464001 image/jpeg 171547 2024-10-05T07:59:07.035012 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia