Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Modeste Mignon Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modeste_Mignon Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Modeste Mignon" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the characters in the life of Modeste Mignon, a young woman whose experiences of love, family dynamics, and societal expectations unfold amidst the backdrop of a provincial French town. The narrative hints at themes of romantic idealism, the constraints of social class, and the tumultuous nature of young love as Modeste navigates her relationships and aspirations. The beginning of "Modeste Mignon" introduces us to a variety of characters, particularly focusing on Modeste and her family, including her steadfast mother, Madame Mignon, and the devoted cashier, Dumay. Set in October 1829, the opening scene depicts Monsieur Latournelle instructing his son, Exupere, on how to act in a carefully constructed scheme aimed at Modeste, while hints of her romantic expectations arise. We also meet the enduringly watchful Dumay, who pledges his protection of Modeste's purity at all costs. As characters discuss and observe Modeste's demeanor, it becomes apparent that she is longing for love and adventure, contrasting sharply with the controlled, watchful life she leads within her family’s domestic realm. This sets the stage for the exploration of her burgeoning desires and the implications of her societal situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 648165 648166 2024-10-01T10:41:57.729166 2023-10-01T09:02:37.551392 text/html text/html 671666 2021-01-27T19:42:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 230819 2021-01-27T19:42:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 306329 2024-10-01T10:42:07.192188 application/epub+zip 319292 2024-10-01T10:41:59.897150 application/epub+zip 319292 2024-10-01T10:41:58.581228 application/epub+zip 536038 2024-10-01T10:42:12.516081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516470 2024-10-01T10:42:06.116186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477221 2022-09-01T11:10:14.353580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565664 565628 2024-10-01T10:41:56.728151 2023-10-01T09:02:36.693354 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 573533 2016-11-23T08:22:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 220920 2016-11-23T08:23:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 565534 2014-12-15T13:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219885 2014-12-15T13:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22372 2024-10-01T10:42:12.653069 application/rdf+xml 12195 2024-10-01T10:41:59.124147 image/jpeg 3262 2024-10-01T10:41:58.852164 image/jpeg 296612 2024-10-01T10:41:57.784200 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia