Project Gutenberg 2005-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 104 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Le curé de village. English The Village Rector Translation of: Le curé de village. Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "The Village Rector" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century that explores themes of love, family, and societal expectations within the context of a small French town. The story centers around the lives of the Sauviat family, particularly focusing on the daughter, Veronique, as her parents navigate their lives as modest shopkeepers and their hopes and dreams for a better future. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the humble setting of Limoges and the character of Pere Sauviat, a devoted father who runs an old iron shop with his wife, Madame Sauviat. They have a daughter, Veronique, whose beauty and purity capture the attention of the townsfolk. The narrative delves into the family's frugal living, their deep religious faith, and the affection that grows within their household as they care for Veronique. The opening chapters establish a rich backdrop of details about the Sauviats' life, hinting at the complexities to come as Veronique matures and faces challenges related to her beauty, societal status, and the expectations of love and marriage in her provincial life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 640360 640369 2024-09-01T11:22:08.716425 2023-10-01T10:18:46.139357 text/html text/html 654700 2021-01-27T16:41:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 225554 2021-01-27T16:41:13 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 278688 2024-09-01T11:22:16.324854 application/epub+zip 288805 2024-09-01T11:22:10.257418 application/epub+zip 288806 2024-09-01T11:22:09.347388 application/epub+zip 504242 2024-09-01T11:22:21.215875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479254 2024-09-01T11:22:15.710885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479304 2022-09-01T12:49:24.753227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562290 562254 2024-09-01T11:22:07.784398 2023-10-01T10:18:45.316356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 567242 2016-11-24T04:59:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 216000 2016-11-24T05:01:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 562164 2010-03-05T14:36:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215321 2010-03-05T15:38:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21957 2024-09-01T11:22:21.372828 application/rdf+xml 13199 2024-09-01T11:22:09.700406 image/jpeg 3239 2024-09-01T11:22:09.522387 image/jpeg 274006 2024-09-01T11:22:08.770409 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