Project Gutenberg 2005-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 52 Corbière, Edouard 1793 1875 Corbière, Édouard Corbiere, Edouard Les pilotes de l'Iroise Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly 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) "Les pilotes de l'Iroise" by Édouard Corbière is a maritime novel written in the early 19th century. It revolves around the lives of pilot Tanguy and his crew as they navigate the treacherous waters between Ouessant Island and Brest, highlighting their bravery amidst the perilous sea. The story explores themes of camaraderie, survival, and the harsh realities of seafarer life, all while highlighting the characters’ simple, yet profound, human emotions and relationships. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to a stormy autumn day where three pilots—Tanguy, Jean-Marie, and another companion—are on their pilot boat in the Iroise Sea, bracing against rough weather and discussing their experiences. As they spot a large ship veering toward disaster in the Raz-des-Saints, they rush to attempt a rescue, illustrating their dedication and urgency to save lives. Despite their efforts, the ship ultimately sinks, but the pilots manage to save two infants from the wreckage, sparking their decision to adopt the orphans. This opening sets the stage for Tanguy’s subsequent adventures, filled with themes of familial bonds and the moral complexities of seafaring life as he gains notoriety and seeks fortune, unfolding the depths of character development and emotional resilience throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Sea stories French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 410113 408877 2024-10-07T07:46:46.735239 2023-09-07T08:56:07.980586 text/html text/html 398024 2020-12-14T12:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149773 2020-12-14T12:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 221679 2024-10-07T07:46:53.614199 application/epub+zip 226946 2024-10-07T07:46:48.731220 application/epub+zip 226947 2024-10-07T07:46:47.498224 application/epub+zip 411308 2024-10-07T07:46:57.256194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394558 2024-10-07T07:46:52.844217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354212 2022-09-08T00:13:57.747259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388931 388716 2024-10-07T07:46:45.874260 2023-09-07T08:56:07.356601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380095 2020-12-14T12:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144759 2020-12-14T12:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20934 2024-10-07T07:46:57.386162 application/rdf+xml 12955 2024-10-07T07:46:48.036216 image/jpeg 3773 2024-10-07T07:46:47.764210 image/jpeg 216282 2024-10-07T07:46:46.773231 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 fr.wikipedia