Project Gutenberg 2006-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 66 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie Ouida 1839 1908 De La Rame, Louisa De la Ramée, Louise De la Ramée, Louisa Uida Ramé, Marie Louise Ramée, Maria Louise De la Ramee, Louise Ramé, Louisa de la Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) A Lodging For The Night, by Stevenson A Leaf In The Storm, by Ouida A Terribly Strange Bed, by Collins Michel Lorio's Cross, by Stretton A Perilous Amour, by Weyman. Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger "Stories By English Authors: France" by Stevenson et al. is a collection of short stories likely compiled in the late 19th century. The anthology features various works that delve into the intricacies of life and society in France, with a prominent highlight being "A Lodging for the Night" by Robert Louis Stevenson. This particular story follows the character of Francis Villon, a disreputable poet of Paris, who finds himself entangled in a world of crime and moral ambiguity, setting the stage for a dramatic and poignant narrative. The opening of "A Lodging for the Night" introduces readers to the bleak winter landscape of Paris in 1456, where the snow falls heavily over the city. Here, we meet Villon, a figure marked by his wit and sharpness, as he mingles with thieves and a drunken monk in a tavern. The tension mounts when a card game escalates to murder, leaving Villon to grapple with the consequences of his environment and choices. The narrative artfully intertwines humor, pathos, and a reflection on morality, as Villon navigates a city alive with risk and possibility, bringing to light the struggles of his existence in this gritty historical backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Short Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 307639 307648 2024-09-01T12:59:37.109273 2023-10-01T11:44:12.550983 text/html text/html 311991 2021-01-27T14:40:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 109520 2021-01-27T14:40:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 171448 2024-09-01T12:59:42.296243 application/epub+zip 174083 2024-09-01T12:59:38.658273 application/epub+zip 174082 2024-09-01T12:59:37.733287 application/epub+zip 337695 2024-09-01T12:59:45.248206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320358 2024-09-01T12:59:41.682245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285093 2022-09-02T03:44:32.165559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266762 266731 2024-09-01T12:59:36.638249 2023-10-01T11:44:12.002002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269140 2016-09-21T16:49:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104505 2016-09-21T16:52:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 266382 2006-03-25T16:07:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104156 2006-03-25T16:08:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23756 2024-09-01T12:59:45.574199 application/rdf+xml 17107 2024-09-01T12:59:38.089235 image/jpeg 3696 2024-09-01T12:59:37.911262 image/jpeg 170695 2024-09-01T12:59:37.136263 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia