Project Gutenberg 2005-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 38 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Francia; Un bienfait n'est jamais perdu Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Francia; Un bienfait n'est jamais perdu" by George Sand is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of Paris during the tumultuous era following Napoleon's defeat, the story reveals the intricate dynamics of power, beauty, loyalty, and the human spirit amidst political upheaval. The narrative revolves around Diomède Mourzakine, a young Russian officer, and Francia, a young Parisian woman whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. The beginning of the novel introduces the aftermath of a grand military procession led by Tsar Alexander through Paris, following the city’s surrender. As the crowd silently observes this display of strength, we meet Mourzakine, who struggles with his own emotions and observations of the defeated citizens. Shortly after, a chaotic incident involving Mourzakine’s horse and a young girl named Francia ignites a connection between them. The reader witnesses Mourzakine's character, shaped by his experiences of war and conquest, while Francia’s presence represents the resilient spirit of Parisian society. Their initial meeting sets the stage for a deepening relationship, one entwined with themes of compassion, duty, and the quest for understanding in a fractured world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 316701 315829 2024-10-07T05:22:15.317955 2023-09-07T07:06:08.557053 text/html text/html 307288 2020-12-14T07:55:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 113117 2020-12-14T07:55:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 197473 2024-10-07T05:22:23.573921 application/epub+zip 201215 2024-10-07T05:22:18.960067 application/epub+zip 187353 2024-10-07T05:22:17.587928 application/epub+zip 396694 2024-10-07T05:22:26.859915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384114 2024-10-07T05:22:22.718896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355265 2022-09-07T21:32:29.621139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300673 300467 2024-10-07T05:22:14.412956 2023-09-07T07:06:07.795103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 293997 2020-12-14T07:55:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109803 2020-12-14T07:55:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20101 2024-10-07T05:22:27.136928 application/rdf+xml 16076 2024-10-07T05:22:18.147916 image/jpeg 3654 2024-10-07T05:22:17.863915 image/jpeg 196491 2024-10-07T05:22:15.347936 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