Project Gutenberg 2006-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard) 1852 1929 Allinson, Alfred Richard Le puits de Sainte Claire. English The Well of Saint Clare Translation of: Le puits de Sainte Claire Prologue: The Reverend Father Adone Doni -- San Satiro -- Messer Guido Cavalcanti -- Lucifer -- The loaves of black bread -- The merry-hearted Buffalmacco -- The lady of Verona -- The human tragedy -- The mystic blood -- A sound security -- History of Doña Maria d'Avalos and the Duke d'Andria -- Bonaparte at San Miniato. Produced by R. Cedron, Verity White and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Well of Saint Clare" by Anatole France is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the experiences of a narrator who reflects on his encounters with Father Adone Doni, a Franciscan friar, in the enchanting setting of Sienna, Italy, during springtime. Through the character of Father Doni and his tales, the book examines themes of spirituality, the nature of goodness, and the complexities of faith. At the start of the novel, the narrator describes his evenings spent walking in Sienna, where he meets the Reverend Father Adone Doni. The two engage in thoughtful dialogues about life, morality, and the nature of evil, particularly illustrated through the eccentric ideas of the humble friar regarding the Devil. During their conversations, Doni shares an inspiring yet unfamiliar story about Saint Clare and a vision experienced by Saint Francis, which sets the tone for the intertwining of historical spirituality with personal reflection and philosophical inquiry that characterizes the text. This opening establishes a contemplative atmosphere, inviting readers into a deeper exploration of faith and human experience throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 382967 382788 2024-09-08T08:51:36.362554 2023-09-08T10:48:40.825905 text/html text/html 386067 2006-07-01T11:24:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 296961 2006-07-01T11:24:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 373982 2024-09-08T08:51:43.887484 application/epub+zip 374615 2024-09-08T08:51:38.157506 application/epub+zip 209842 2024-09-08T08:51:37.121520 application/epub+zip 538678 2024-09-08T08:51:48.188471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500625 2024-09-08T08:51:42.999500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337607 2022-09-09T05:28:22.176385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339103 2024-09-08T08:51:35.326547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339052 2006-07-01T11:08:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 134705 2006-07-01T11:24:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 338829 2006-07-01T11:24:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134313 2006-07-01T11:24:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 338844 2006-07-01T11:24:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134139 2006-07-01T11:24:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23229 2024-09-08T08:51:48.348476 application/rdf+xml 12991 2024-09-08T08:51:37.498508 image/jpeg 3830 2024-09-08T08:51:37.309501 image/jpeg 345358 2024-09-08T08:51:36.434539 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 en.wikipedia