Project Gutenberg 2007-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 63 Le Sage, Alain René 1668 1747 Le Sage, Alain Rene Sage, Alain René Le Lesage, Alain-René Sage, Alain-René le Gigoux, Jean François 1806 1894 Gigoux, Jean Francois De Zonderlinge Lotgevallen van Gil Blas van Santillano, deel 1 van 2 De Spaansche Avonturier Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "De Zonderlinge Lotgevallen van Gil Blas van Santillano, deel 1 van 2" by Le Sage is a picaresque novel written in the early 18th century. The narrative follows the life of Gil Blas, the son of a Spanish retiree and his wife, as he embarks on a series of adventures that expose both the absurdities and realities of society. Throughout his journey, Gil encounters a range of characters and situations that highlight human folly and vice, mixing humor with social commentary. The opening of the novel introduces us to Gil Blas's humble beginnings in Oviédo and outlines his upbringing under the care of his uncle Gil Perez, who attempts to educate him. As he matures, Gil aspires for a broader existence and embarks on a journey to Salamanca. However, on his way, he faces a series of misadventures beginning with an encounter with a conman and a failed attempt at helping a beggar. Despite these initial setbacks, the narrative hints at the thrilling escapades that await him in the larger world, setting the stage for his evolution from a naive youth to a more worldly-wise character amidst the trials of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Blas, Gil (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 817926 815737 2024-09-09T09:36:12.059404 2023-09-09T11:47:47.494004 text/html text/html 814646 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3229540 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3440070 2024-09-09T09:36:26.167330 application/epub+zip 3457899 2024-09-09T09:36:16.580388 application/epub+zip 392507 2024-09-09T09:36:14.565368 application/epub+zip 3874739 2024-09-09T09:36:33.781265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3763617 2024-09-09T09:36:24.457316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506535 2022-09-10T07:20:07.174847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703413 703322 2024-09-09T09:36:10.422391 2023-09-09T11:47:45.890014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 702806 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261284 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19631 2024-09-09T09:36:33.948231 application/rdf+xml 26184 2024-09-09T09:36:14.990353 image/jpeg 4805 2024-09-09T09:36:14.769366 image/jpeg 3237592 2024-09-09T09:36:12.237356 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