Project Gutenberg 2007-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 247 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories Produced by Susan Carr, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of literary works, primarily short stories and a novel, written in the late 19th century. This volume includes Maupassant's novel "Une Vie" (A Woman's Life) as well as a selection of other stories that showcase the author's keen insight into human emotions and societal norms. The likely themes revolve around the complexities of life, the struggles of the main character Jeanne as she navigates her aspirations and disappointments in a male-dominated world, and the interplay of love and tragedy. At the start of "A Woman's Life," we are introduced to Jeanne, who is leaving a convent, filled with dreams and hope for her future. She interacts with her father, the Baron Simon-Jecques Le Perthuis des Vauds, whose eccentric but tender-hearted character sets a poignant tone. As they embark on their journey to their family estate, Jeanne's effervescent spirit contrasts with her mother's ailments and the rainy, bleak scenery. The opening portion intricately details Jeanne's naïveté and longing for love, portraying her innocence as she dreams of a bright future among nature’s beauty, hinting at the challenges that will inevitably accompany her idealism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 676398 676407 2024-09-09T10:37:00.130015 2023-09-10T03:42:59.492668 text/html text/html 686141 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 249459 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 326739 2024-09-09T10:37:10.095991 application/epub+zip 332561 2024-09-09T10:37:02.269052 application/epub+zip 332561 2024-09-09T10:37:01.084064 application/epub+zip 616505 2024-09-09T10:37:16.157987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574872 2024-09-09T10:37:09.080035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585096 2022-09-10T08:33:52.592372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634061 633960 2024-09-09T10:36:58.397061 2023-09-10T03:42:57.940138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 633788 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237986 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 633780 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237852 2007-06-01T06:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20503 2024-09-09T10:37:16.301941 application/rdf+xml 17714 2024-09-09T10:37:01.488021 image/jpeg 4045 2024-09-09T10:37:01.285014 image/jpeg 309741 2024-09-09T10:37:00.189024 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