Project Gutenberg 2006-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 54 Biart, Lucien 1828 1897 Biart, Lucian Biart, Luciano Pile et face Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Pile et face" by Lucien Biart is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around René-Alexis Baudoin, comte de Valonne and marquis de La Taillade, an individual of noble lineage who struggles with the realities of his life after the upheaval of the French Revolution. The narrative unfolds as it explores themes of social status, personal failure, and family dynamics, particularly through the lens of Alexis's sister, Mademoiselle Louise de La Taillade, and her connection to her nephew Gaston. The opening of the novel introduces us to Alexis de La Taillade, outlining his youth, his tumultuous journey from nobility to a life marred by excess and complacency, and the complex familial relationships that define his existence. Following the death of his sister's husband, the narrative delves into Mademoiselle's life as she raises her nephew Gaston with care and love while navigating the challenges posed by her brother’s debauchery. As tensions rise due to Alexis’s demands for reconnecting with his son, the reader is presented with a vivid portrayal of struggles against the backdrop of shifting societal expectations, laying a compelling foundation for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 595458 595196 2024-10-08T05:55:56.116865 2023-09-08T07:59:50.498536 text/html text/html 595451 595189 2024-10-08T05:55:56.425882 2023-09-08T07:59:50.676558 text/html text/html 278678 2024-10-08T05:56:05.425819 application/epub+zip 289993 2024-10-08T05:55:58.712873 application/epub+zip 289992 2024-10-08T05:55:57.216889 application/epub+zip 489822 2024-10-08T05:56:10.580829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454472 2024-10-08T05:56:04.651815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429027 2022-09-08T14:13:07.767792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537319 2024-10-08T05:55:55.472868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 537240 2006-03-19T10:04:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 204754 2006-03-19T10:04:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 523710 2006-03-19T10:04:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202654 2006-03-19T10:04:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20206 2024-10-08T05:56:10.710780 application/rdf+xml 8739 2024-10-08T05:55:58.007849 image/jpeg 2338 2024-10-08T05:55:57.735857 image/jpeg 273079 2024-10-08T05:55:56.479872 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