Project Gutenberg 2006-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 118 Assollant, Alfred 1827 1886 Assolant, Alfred Assollant, A. (Alfred) Brancas; Les amours de Quaterquem Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). "Brancas; Les amours de Quaterquem" by Alfred Assollant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Charles Brancas, a Parisian lawyer, who is entangled in both a complex inheritance case and a romantic pursuit involving a wealthy heiress, Rita Oliveira. As Brancas navigates the intertwining themes of love, ambition, and societal expectations, he must also confront the rivalries and intrigues of provincial life. The opening of the novel introduces Brancas as he receives a letter from his friend, Athanase Ripainsel, who seeks his legal expertise regarding an inheritance dispute over two million francs left by a miserly uncle to a convent. The letter paints a vivid picture of the quirky characters and struggles of provincial society, laying the groundwork for Brancas's impending journey to Vieilleville, where he will engage with the local gentry and potentially court Rita. Along the way, Brancas meets Claudie, a lovely girl with an intriguing background, setting up dynamic interactions that hint at personal and legal conflicts to come. The narrative's humor and character-driven storytelling create an engaging atmosphere, suggesting an entertaining exploration of both romantic entanglements and legal battles in 19th-century France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fiction PQ Text FR Jeunesse Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 433932 432136 2024-10-08T08:45:01.339932 2023-09-08T10:12:01.049271 text/html text/html 424990 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156442 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250367 2024-10-08T08:45:11.484851 application/epub+zip 257381 2024-10-08T08:45:05.224943 application/epub+zip 234697 2024-10-08T08:45:03.683898 application/epub+zip 470963 2024-10-08T08:45:15.765819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460330 2024-10-08T08:45:10.538889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420407 2022-09-09T04:35:12.073272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401892 401651 2024-10-08T08:44:59.609917 2023-09-08T10:11:59.579257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392568 2006-06-14T15:08:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150849 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20095 2024-10-08T08:45:15.901823 application/rdf+xml 15709 2024-10-08T08:45:04.349895 image/jpeg 3669 2024-10-08T08:45:04.046885 image/jpeg 247320 2024-10-08T08:45:01.378910 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