Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 25 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs: Roman Produced by Chuck Greif, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net). This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs: Roman" by René Boylesve is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love and self-discovery through the eyes of the main character, who becomes infatuated with a young girl he encounters repeatedly in Venice. The novel captures the interplay of longing and the emotional complexities of romantic relationships. The opening of the novel introduces a protagonist who first meets the captivating "Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs" on the beach in Venice. He is drawn to her despite his reservations about her appearance, particularly after witnessing her dismissing annoying tour guides with impatience. As he watches her from afar, the narrative shifts to his reflections on beauty, connection, and the fleeting nature of encounters. The protagonist's obsession with the girl deepens as he fantasizes about their potential relationship, even attending a church where he believes fate may connect them once again. The blend of poetic imagery and inner turmoil establishes a rich atmosphere of romantic tension that promises further exploration of their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 400499 400508 2024-09-08T10:02:20.577105 2023-09-08T11:51:56.654781 text/html text/html 455413 2006-08-03T15:13:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155682 2006-08-03T15:13:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 208990 2024-09-08T10:02:26.748043 application/epub+zip 215597 2024-09-08T10:02:22.083069 application/epub+zip 215598 2024-09-08T10:02:21.181072 application/epub+zip 411212 2024-09-08T10:02:30.480532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400610 2024-09-08T10:02:26.123044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387758 2022-09-09T06:57:09.128058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387443 387162 2024-09-08T10:02:19.918101 2023-09-08T11:51:56.050779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 378037 2006-08-03T15:13:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146151 2006-08-03T15:13:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19019 2024-09-08T10:02:30.616511 application/rdf+xml 16335 2024-09-08T10:02:21.529052 image/jpeg 3899 2024-09-08T10:02:21.353067 image/jpeg 208810 2024-09-08T10:02:20.616058 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