Project Gutenberg 2008-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 54 Du Veuzit, Max 1886 1952 Simonet, Alphonsine (Vavassoir-Archer) Veuzit, Max du Le Noël des Petits Gueux Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Daniel Fromont "Le Noël des Petits Gueux" by Max Du Veuzit is a one-act realist play written in the early 20th century. The storyline unfolds during a bleak Christmas Eve, centering around themes of poverty and familial struggles. It examines the grim realities faced by a family suffering from the father's alcoholism, highlighting the impact of this on the children's lives. The play introduces three main characters: an alcoholic father, an adolescent daughter named Maria, and her younger brother, Charlot. As the scene opens, the father is found inebriated and oblivious to his children's plight. Maria and Charlot, struggling with hunger and the harshness of their living conditions, are depicted as they confront the disappointment of not having enough to eat for their holiday meal. Although they find some alcohol left by their father, it serves as a temporary escape from their misery. The story reflects their longing for better times and the innocence of childhood against the backdrop of their harsh reality, ultimately painting a poignant picture of resilience amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French drama PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 47332 47272 2024-10-12T04:32:38.320121 2023-09-12T08:08:52.944956 text/html text/html 47325 47265 2024-10-12T04:32:38.529141 2023-09-12T08:08:53.074970 text/html text/html 88425 2024-10-12T04:32:43.786089 application/epub+zip 86821 2024-10-12T04:32:41.349121 application/epub+zip 77246 2024-10-12T04:32:40.227090 application/epub+zip 186592 2024-10-12T04:32:45.507112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179107 2024-10-12T04:32:43.118159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139638 2022-09-13T03:38:35.207978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31827 31818 2024-10-12T04:32:38.092103 2023-09-12T08:08:52.799942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31439 2021-01-04T13:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 12161 2021-01-04T13:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19106 2024-10-12T04:32:45.650084 application/rdf+xml 13217 2024-10-12T04:32:40.753094 image/jpeg 3783 2024-10-12T04:32:40.488201 image/jpeg 84754 2024-10-12T04:32:38.534130 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