Project Gutenberg 2009-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 53 Cherbuliez, Victor 1829 1899 Cherbuliez, Charles Victor Jacquine Vanesse Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://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) "Jacquine Vanesse" by Victor Cherbuliez is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story intricately weaves the lives of several characters, focusing on Charlotte Sauvigny and her interaction with the enigmatic Dr. Oserel, along with the influence of the renowned musician Valery Saintis. Central themes include charity, personal ambition, and the complexities of human relationships, all set against a backdrop of rural life. The opening of "Jacquine Vanesse" introduces us to Charlotte Sauvigny, a wealthy widow devoted to charity, who runs a model nursing home for the elderly. The narrative establishes her character as both generous and self-effacing, revealing her internal struggles as she wrestles with her responsibilities and the expectations of those around her. The arrival of Dr. Oserel, a talented yet possessive surgeon, complicates her life as he becomes both an ally and an oppressive figure in her existence. Meanwhile, Valery Saintis, a rising musical talent, observes and is drawn to Charlotte, hinting at a romantic entanglement that intertwines the fates of these characters. This beginning sets the stage for a poignant exploration of desire, ambition, and the clashing of personal desires against societal roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 618546 618547 2024-10-12T17:37:36.830107 2023-09-13T08:08:00.787732 text/html text/html 604797 2009-08-30T11:12:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 231898 2009-08-30T11:13:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313028 2024-10-12T17:37:46.788061 application/epub+zip 322668 2024-10-12T17:37:40.329108 application/epub+zip 315030 2024-10-12T17:37:38.952105 application/epub+zip 579250 2024-10-12T17:37:51.839060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563261 2024-10-12T17:37:45.920103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538655 2022-09-13T18:05:00.881110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601897 2024-10-12T17:37:35.887115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 601798 2009-08-30T11:12:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 230486 2009-08-30T11:13:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 586560 2009-08-30T11:13:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228149 2009-08-30T11:13:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21307 2024-10-12T17:37:51.983036 application/rdf+xml 16207 2024-10-12T17:37:39.512106 image/jpeg 3982 2024-10-12T17:37:39.231090 image/jpeg 313097 2024-10-12T17:37:36.891136 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 fr.wikipedia