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Title: Victor, ou L'enfant de la forêt

Note: Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https: //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)

Summary: "Victor, ou L'enfant de la forêt" by M. Ducray-Duminil is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around Victor, a young man raised by the benevolent Baron de Fritzierne, who grapples with his love for Clémence, the baron's daughter, while fearing his status as an orphan set apart from her. As he contemplates his feelings amid the backdrop of his benefactor's kindness, the book explores themes of love, virtue, and the complexities of social class. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Victor's emotional turmoil as he reflects on his love for Clémence while wrestling with feelings of unworthiness due to his unknown parentage. He is deeply troubled by the fear of ungratefulness and the potential consequences of revealing his feelings—especially given the socially restrictive environment imposed by his upbringing. Shortly into the narrative, Victor's altruistic nature is showcased when he risks his own safety to save a woman, madame Wolf, and her adopted son from a group of brigands. This act of heroism brings madame Wolf and her child into the baron's household, intertwining the lives of these characters as Victor battles his tumultuous emotions, ultimately setting the stage for deeper conflicts ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819

EBook No.: 27876

Published: Jan 23, 2009

Downloads: 87

Language: French

Subject: Children's stories, French

Subject: Foundlings -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Victor, ou L'enfant de la forêt

Note: Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https: //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)

Summary: "Victor, ou L'enfant de la forêt" by M. Ducray-Duminil is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around Victor, a young man raised by the benevolent Baron de Fritzierne, who grapples with his love for Clémence, the baron's daughter, while fearing his status as an orphan set apart from her. As he contemplates his feelings amid the backdrop of his benefactor's kindness, the book explores themes of love, virtue, and the complexities of social class. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Victor's emotional turmoil as he reflects on his love for Clémence while wrestling with feelings of unworthiness due to his unknown parentage. He is deeply troubled by the fear of ungratefulness and the potential consequences of revealing his feelings—especially given the socially restrictive environment imposed by his upbringing. Shortly into the narrative, Victor's altruistic nature is showcased when he risks his own safety to save a woman, madame Wolf, and her adopted son from a group of brigands. This act of heroism brings madame Wolf and her child into the baron's household, intertwining the lives of these characters as Victor battles his tumultuous emotions, ultimately setting the stage for deeper conflicts ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819

EBook No.: 27876

Published: Jan 23, 2009

Downloads: 87

Language: French

Subject: Children's stories, French

Subject: Foundlings -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.