Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 35 Laboulaye, Édouard 1811 1883 Laboulaye, Édouard-René Lefebvre de Lefebvre, Renato Laboulaye, Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Nouveaux contes bleus Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Contes islandais Zerbin le farouche Le pacha berger Perlino La sagesse des nations ou Les voyages du capitaine Jean Le château de la vie Produced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Nouveaux contes bleus" by Édouard Laboulaye is a collection of fairy tales written during the late 19th century. The stories celebrate playful imagination and moral lessons, drawing inspiration from various cultural folklore, including Icelandic legends and other European traditions. The opening portion suggests themes of justice, humor in misfortune, and the moral dimensions related to love and revenge, highlighting distinctive characters such as Briam, an innocent fool, who confronts tyranny for vengeance. The beginning of "Nouveaux contes bleus" introduces Briam, a simple but poignant character living in Iceland under the rule of an avaricious and cruel king. Following a tragic incident where the king’s guards kill his family for a cow, Briam descends into madness, becoming the court jester. Despite his foolishness, he delivers sharp truths that resonate within the court, culminating in a dramatic revenge against the king when a series of chaotic events leads to the king's demise. This opening segments sets the stage for whimsical storytelling that blends folly and irony, ultimately serving as a commentary on the nature of power and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Contes Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 403073 402842 2024-10-05T16:17:33.945843 2023-10-06T04:11:39.729963 text/html text/html 403066 402835 2024-10-05T16:17:34.237821 2023-10-06T04:11:39.930029 text/html text/html 223287 2024-10-05T16:17:42.863815 application/epub+zip 229625 2024-10-05T16:17:37.500804 application/epub+zip 216360 2024-10-05T16:17:36.178803 application/epub+zip 422834 2024-10-05T16:17:46.791767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399262 2024-10-05T16:17:41.984772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373862 2022-09-06T18:54:08.288567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357778 357598 2024-10-05T16:17:33.354875 2023-10-06T04:11:39.291947 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 351921 2020-12-14T18:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134431 2020-12-14T18:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351915 2020-12-14T18:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132226 2020-12-14T18:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22180 2024-10-05T16:17:46.930761 application/rdf+xml 14819 2024-10-05T16:17:36.740825 image/jpeg 3552 2024-10-05T16:17:36.456799 image/jpeg 221117 2024-10-05T16:17:34.274816 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 fr.wikipedia