Project Gutenberg 2007-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René Le parfum des îles Borromées Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le parfum des îles Borromées" by René Boylesve is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds primarily around the experiences of Gabriel Dompierre and his friend Dante-Léonard-William Lee as they travel by boat across Lake Maggiore, captivated by the beauty of the Borromean Islands. Central to the narrative is Gabriel's fascination with a mysterious woman, referred to as the "Sirène," who ignites his imagination and desire, hinting at themes of longing and idealized love. At the start of the story, the characters are aboard the steamship "Reine-Marguerite", venturing into the enchanting landscape surrounding the Borromean Islands. The evening air is electrified with romantic possibilities, heightened by Gabriel's encounter with a beautiful woman and her child, which leaves him spellbound. Alongside his poetic friend, who revels in his creative visions, Gabriel's burgeoning interest in this woman, Madame Belvidera, sets the stage for a complex interplay of emotions and desires. As they dock at Baveno, both the tangible beauty of their surroundings and the intangible allure of unattainable love begin to intertwine, compelling Gabriel to pursue an elusive connection with this enchanting figure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 566577 566586 2024-09-09T11:50:35.322124 2023-09-10T04:46:54.267846 text/html text/html 649315 2007-07-01T12:22:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 225886 2007-07-01T12:23:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272604 2024-09-09T11:50:43.418982 application/epub+zip 282028 2024-09-09T11:50:37.044997 application/epub+zip 272709 2024-09-09T11:50:36.088015 application/epub+zip 527135 2024-09-09T11:50:48.511930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500468 2024-09-09T11:50:42.774029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496702 2022-09-10T10:08:12.211009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542456 2024-09-09T11:50:33.965028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542273 2007-07-01T12:22:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 205058 2007-07-01T12:23:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 528965 2007-07-01T12:23:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202980 2007-07-01T12:23:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20054 2024-09-09T11:50:48.663967 application/rdf+xml 15684 2024-09-09T11:50:36.452011 image/jpeg 4074 2024-09-09T11:50:36.271061 image/jpeg 270148 2024-09-09T11:50:35.382996 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