Project Gutenberg 2005-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 85 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Le château de La Belle-au-bois-dormant Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. La maison des aïeules -- Le château de la Belle-au-bois-dormant -- Noyade de chat -- L'agonie de l'Euzkalerria -- Le gai pèlerinage de Saint-Martial -- Premier aspect de Londres -- Berlin vu de la mer des Indes -- Vieille barque, vieux batelier -- Procession de Vendredi Saint en Espagne -- Un vieux collier -- Préface pour un livre qui ne fut jamais publié -- Quelques pensées vraiment aimables -- En passant à Mascate -- Après l'effondrement de Messine, en 1909 -- Photographies d'hier et d'aujourd'hui -- Ceux devant qui il faudrait plier le genou -- Les pagodes d'or. Produced by Chuck Greif "Le château de La Belle-au-bois-dormant" by Pierre Loti is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores themes of nostalgia, family heritage, and the passage of time as it follows the protagonist's journey to reclaim an ancestral home that has been lost to time and change. Central to the story is the protagonist's deep emotional connection to the past and his reflections on his childhood, intertwined with his relationship with his son. The opening of the book sets a contemplative tone as the narrator reflects on the significance of a family home belonging to his Huguenot ancestors, which he has recently acquired after years of longing. Traveling with his son, the narrator reminisces about his early memories connected to the house and the island where it is situated. However, the rain-soaked journey evokes a sense of melancholy as he grapples with the changes that time has wrought on both the landscape and his memories. As they approach the ancestral home, the narrator experiences a poignant mix of anticipation and trepidation, aware that the house now resembles a slumbering relic of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French literature -- 19th century French literature -- 20th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 260569 260570 2024-10-07T10:38:27.612275 2023-09-07T11:07:45.065969 text/html text/html 292310 2020-12-12T08:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 104487 2020-12-12T08:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171726 2024-10-07T10:38:33.793238 application/epub+zip 174345 2024-10-07T10:38:29.662225 application/epub+zip 174345 2024-10-07T10:38:28.345258 application/epub+zip 349487 2024-10-07T10:38:37.183191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328406 2024-10-07T10:38:33.000244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298854 2022-09-08T05:37:31.137938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248279 248273 2024-10-07T10:38:27.097244 2023-09-07T11:07:44.705926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242386 2020-12-12T08:42:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97382 2020-12-12T08:42:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20639 2024-10-07T10:38:37.424229 application/rdf+xml 14350 2024-10-07T10:38:28.938233 image/jpeg 3301 2024-10-07T10:38:28.634240 image/jpeg 167569 2024-10-07T10:38:27.640243 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