Project Gutenberg 2004-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 43 Doin, Ernest 1809 1891 Le Conscrit ou Le Retour de Crimée Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Renald Levesque and La bibliothèque Nationale du Québec (BNQ) "Le Conscrit ou Le Retour de Crimée" by Ernest Doin is a comedic drama in two acts written during the mid-19th century. This play explores the themes of military conscription and camaraderie among soldiers, set against the backdrop of the Crimean War. The story revolves around young conscripts from a village as they face the harsh realities of being called to serve their country. The narrative centers on characters like Criquet, a fearful conscript who is initially distraught over being drafted, and Robert and Julien, who exhibit a mixture of bravado and genuine patriotism. The first act sets the stage with lively interactions among village locals as they prepare to bid farewell to the conscripts. Humor arises from Criquet's exaggerated fear and reluctance to join the army, contrasted with the enthusiasm of Robert and Julien. The second act presents their return after two years of service, highlighting themes of bravery and the ties to home. Overall, the play balances humor and poignancy, offering a reflection on the human experience in wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French-Canadian drama PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 97407 96927 2024-10-06T05:58:18.973431 2023-10-06T07:36:49.782966 text/html text/html 91567 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30288 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100485 2024-10-06T05:58:23.901383 application/epub+zip 100597 2024-10-06T05:58:20.846401 application/epub+zip 100598 2024-10-06T05:58:19.610400 application/epub+zip 203195 2024-10-06T05:58:25.954372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203947 2024-10-06T05:58:23.205376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173785 2022-09-06T23:54:12.087276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74958 74900 2024-10-06T05:58:18.323434 2023-10-06T07:36:49.389975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73746 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28310 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73741 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27977 2020-12-15T08:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20962 2024-10-06T05:58:26.085361 application/rdf+xml 11672 2024-10-06T05:58:20.229392 image/jpeg 2951 2024-10-06T05:58:19.940420 image/jpeg 97020 2024-10-06T05:58:18.982403 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