Project Gutenberg 2009-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 57 Halévy, Ludovic 1834 1908 Halevy, Ludovic Halévy, L. (Ludovic) Servieres, Jules El Abate Constantin Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "El Abate Constantin" by Ludovic Halévy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of the elderly priest Abate Constantín, who reflects on his past and faces the impending sale of the Longueval estate, a property deeply intertwined with his personal history and connections to the local community, including the late Marquesa and the villagers he cares for. The opening of the novel introduces the Abate as he walks through his beloved landscape, contemplating the upcoming auction of the Longueval estate. The narrative conveys his sense of loss and nostalgia, recalling the fond memories associated with the property and its former owner. As the Abate approaches Souvigny to learn the outcome of the auction, he encounters various characters, such as the young sub-lieutenant Juan Reynaud and the wealthy American buyer, Madame Scott, whose arrival heralds a significant change for Longueval and its inhabitants. The exploration of class dynamics, cultural contrasts, and the moral implications of wealth is hinted at, setting the tone for a story that intertwines personal ambition, virtue, and social responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Love stories France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Fiction Clergy -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 265818 265827 2024-09-12T15:31:32.210153 2023-09-13T07:31:37.735212 text/html text/html 261552 2021-01-05T10:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 105239 2021-01-05T10:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157078 2024-09-12T15:31:37.661100 application/epub+zip 160122 2024-09-12T15:31:33.698132 application/epub+zip 152246 2024-09-12T15:31:32.834107 application/epub+zip 302930 2024-09-12T15:31:40.615117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292141 2024-09-12T15:31:37.074149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288186 2022-09-13T16:43:25.511552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251527 251443 2024-09-12T15:31:31.570145 2023-09-13T07:31:37.188198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245563 2021-01-05T10:44:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95264 2021-01-05T10:44:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19239 2024-09-12T15:31:40.752053 application/rdf+xml 13984 2024-09-12T15:31:33.185092 image/jpeg 3682 2024-09-12T15:31:33.005087 image/jpeg 155781 2024-09-12T15:31:32.238155 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