Project Gutenberg 2006-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 31 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René Mademoiselle Clocque Produced by Chuck Greif, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe team at http://dp.rastko.net "Mademoiselle Cloque" by René Boylesve is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the life of Athénaïs Cloque, a distinguished spinster who reminisces about her youthful encounter with the famous writer Chateaubriand. Through her reflections, the novel explores themes of admiration, nostalgia, and the complexities of unfulfilled aspirations, particularly as they pertain to love, art, and the societal roles of women. The opening of the novel introduces Mademoiselle Cloque, an elderly woman living in Tours, who recounts the day she audaciously approached Chateaubriand to express her admiration. This encounter leaves a lasting impact on her life, shaping her identity and isolating her in a world where her dreams of romance and heroism remain unfulfilled. As the narrative progresses, she navigates her mundane life, becoming increasingly absorbed in the marriage prospects of her niece, Geneviève, while also grappling with her hopes for a grand basilica's reconstruction in Tours—a symbol of her ideals and longings. Through Mlle Cloque’s memories and daily interactions, the readers are drawn into a poignant exploration of the intersection between personal desires and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 572281 572290 2024-09-08T09:38:47.491264 2023-09-08T11:31:12.497994 text/html text/html 656328 2006-08-09T12:29:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 219612 2006-08-09T12:30:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266804 2024-09-08T09:38:56.165182 application/epub+zip 275327 2024-09-08T09:38:49.109227 application/epub+zip 275327 2024-09-08T09:38:48.165224 application/epub+zip 521258 2024-09-08T09:39:01.385136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502227 2024-09-08T09:38:55.492215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502422 2022-09-09T06:27:22.228756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540773 540666 2024-09-08T09:38:46.000214 2023-09-08T11:31:11.110950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527202 2006-08-09T12:29:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204378 2006-08-09T12:30:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18903 2024-09-08T09:39:01.533137 application/rdf+xml 14446 2024-09-08T09:38:48.519229 image/jpeg 3579 2024-09-08T09:38:48.340206 image/jpeg 263658 2024-09-08T09:38:47.544250 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