Project Gutenberg 2007-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 184 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Abot, Eugène-Michel-Joseph 1836 1894 Abot, Eugene-Michel-Joseph Abot, E. (Eugène) Sedgwick, Ellery 1872 1960 Sedgwick, Jane Minot La mare au diable. English The Devil's Pool Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. See also PG#12816 tr. by George B. Ives "The Devil's Pool" by George Sand is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores the life of rural peasants and focuses on the struggles, hopes, and emotional connections between characters in a pastoral setting. The narrative centers around Germain, a skilled husbandman, as he navigates the complexities of love, loss, and obligations in a bucolic environment. At the start of the story, the narrator reflects on the hardships faced by laborers, drawing contrasts between their struggles and the beauty of nature that surrounds them. Germain's backstory is introduced, highlighting his deep sorrow for the loss of his wife and the responsibility he carries for their children. As Germain considers remarrying to provide for his family, the arrival of little Marie, a shepherdess, piques interest in his heart. The opening portion sets up themes of grief, the desire for companionship, and the tension between societal expectations and personal happiness, all woven together with rich descriptions of rural life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21993/21993-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Pastoral fiction, French PQ Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 254715 254644 2024-10-09T13:06:12.447748 2023-09-10T04:59:11.864406 text/html text/html 255216 2022-09-07T06:21:10 text/html 841348 2024-10-09T13:06:17.976688 application/epub+zip 841033 2024-10-09T13:06:13.743811 application/epub+zip 194697 2024-10-09T13:06:13.111714 application/epub+zip 807205 2024-10-09T13:06:21.354209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782261 2024-10-09T13:06:17.498686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207741 2022-09-10T10:25:54.757980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231956 231984 2024-10-09T13:06:11.868736 2023-09-10T04:59:11.343422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231722 2022-09-06T14:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21180 2024-10-09T13:06:21.507227 application/rdf+xml 4273 2024-10-09T13:06:13.316734 image/jpeg 1224 2024-10-09T13:06:13.207744 image/jpeg 89110 2022-09-07T06:24:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 901110 2022-09-07T06:28:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 1407142 2024-10-09T13:06:12.533715 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