Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Révoil, Bénédict-Henry 1816 1882 Révoil, B. H. (Bénédict Henry) Revoil, Benedict-Henry Nouveaux contes extraordinaires Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Un tête-à-tête avec une Panthère -- Le Garrotte -- Une exécution à San-Francisco -- L'arbre anthropophage -- La prairie en feu -- Une chasse en ballon -- Empalé -- Les Gauchos -- Un combat entre ciel et terre -- Un Vaisseau-Fantôme -- Le Pifferaro. 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 extraordinaires" by Bénédict-Henry Révoil is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This work includes adventurous narratives that explore human encounters with nature, beasts, and various moral dilemmas, often set against picturesque backdrops such as the Mississippi River or the conflicts occurring during the Mexican-American War. Themes of survival, the wilderness, and the interplay between civilization and the untamed world are prevalent, suggesting a vivid exploration of human experience in extraordinary circumstances. The opening of the collection presents a gripping tale of survival titled "Un tête-à-tête avec une Panthère." The narrator recounts his journey up the Mississippi River, which becomes perilous when his boat gets trapped in ice. Seeking refuge in a small village, the narrator, along with his experienced Canadian boatman, turns to hunting for sustenance. Eventually, they find themselves navigating a tumultuous thawing river, encountering a fearsome situation when the protagonist unexpectedly finds himself adrift alongside a panther. The tension builds as he must remain still and strategic to avoid provoking the wild animal, setting the stage for a thrilling encounter with the unknown in the heart of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr South America -- Fiction Short stories, French North America -- Fiction PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 197810 197579 2024-10-05T18:14:00.152381 2023-10-06T05:40:28.368630 text/html text/html 197803 197572 2024-10-05T18:14:00.393374 2023-10-06T05:40:28.525635 text/html text/html 157882 2024-10-05T18:14:07.271348 application/epub+zip 160511 2024-10-05T18:14:03.816370 application/epub+zip 144380 2024-10-05T18:14:02.567359 application/epub+zip 339263 2024-10-05T18:14:09.824354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325840 2024-10-05T18:14:06.500350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283582 2022-09-06T21:02:36.428385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176558 176378 2024-10-05T18:13:59.853413 2023-10-06T05:40:28.165647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173650 2020-12-15T00:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69459 2020-12-15T00:41:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20430 2024-10-05T18:14:09.948320 application/rdf+xml 17622 2024-10-05T18:14:03.116364 image/jpeg 4104 2024-10-05T18:14:02.837354 image/jpeg 161283 2024-10-05T18:14:00.412375 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