Project Gutenberg 2004-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 135 About, Edmond 1828 1885 About, Edmond François Valentin Abu, Edmond About, E. (Edmond) Avout, Edmondos Ampou, Edmondos About, Edmond Francois Valentin L'homme à l'oreille cassée Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits from images made available by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France at http://gallica.bnf.fr; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format "L'homme à l'oreille cassée" by Edmond About is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story introduces us to Léon Renault, a young engineer returning home to Fontainebleau after spending three years in the mines of Russia. His homecoming ignites joy among his family and friends, but it also hints at underlying tensions, particularly regarding his romantic interest, Clémentine. Central to the narrative is the mysterious and scientific concept introduced by Professor Meiser, involving the preservation and potential revival of life through desiccation. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Léon's return to his hometown, where he is warmly welcomed by his parents and friends. They celebrate his arrival, marking it with a festive reunion filled with emotion and nostalgia. Léon expresses excitement about rekindling his romance with Clémentine, whose sentiments are complicated by her unexpected emotional connection to a preserved colonel, an embodiment of Professor Meiser's controversial theories. As they interact, themes of love, science, and the exploration of life and death emerge, creating an intriguing atmosphere that promises a blend of comedy and intellectual discourse. The reader is drawn into the complexities of relationships and the bizarre implications of Meiser's experiments on human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Science fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 401964 401663 2024-09-06T08:39:41.746409 2023-10-06T10:18:02.035533 text/html text/html 401957 401656 2024-09-06T08:39:41.949425 2023-10-06T10:18:02.218533 text/html text/html 197441 2024-09-06T08:39:47.922368 application/epub+zip 203977 2024-09-06T08:39:43.298389 application/epub+zip 482433 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/rtf 153200 2005-02-17T17:44:40 text/rtf application/zip 203976 2024-09-06T08:39:42.483410 application/epub+zip 360969 2024-09-06T08:39:51.445347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342241 2024-09-06T08:39:47.342368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342274 2022-09-07T03:44:37.497384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366647 366389 2024-09-06T08:39:41.360389 2023-10-06T10:18:01.696526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 357888 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141683 2020-12-18T10:43:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20300 2024-09-06T08:39:51.578335 application/rdf+xml 13295 2024-09-06T08:39:42.821388 image/jpeg 3740 2024-09-06T08:39:42.650389 image/jpeg 197458 2024-09-06T08:39:41.986401 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