Project Gutenberg 2010-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 92 Fromentin, Eugène 1820 1876 Fromentin, Eugene Fromentin-Dupeux, Eugène Fromentin, Samuel Auguste Eugène Dominique Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Dominique" by Eugène Fromentin is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the life of Dominique, a gentle but complex character navigating his existence away from the limelight he once craved. Initially portrayed as a humble country gentleman, he embodies the themes of resignation, reflection, and the search for personal fulfillment within the confines of provincial life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Dominique through the eyes of a narrator reflecting on his life. He presents himself as a man who has chosen a simple life in the countryside, having seemingly made peace with his former ambitions and failures, which he refers to as his withdrawal into obscurity. The opening passages depict encounters between Dominique and the narrator, illustrating his solitary lifestyle and connections to the land. As the story unfolds, we witness a contrast between his past aspirations and his current contentment hidden beneath a layer of melancholy, hinting at deeper emotional currents that shape his identity. The narrative progresses with a blend of pastoral imagery and introspective dialogue, setting the stage for an exploration of themes such as identity, legacy, and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Love stories Friendship -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 509394 509404 2024-09-14T08:54:38.064967 2023-09-15T04:16:19.278206 text/html text/html 501238 2010-09-24T09:28:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197247 2010-09-24T09:29:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246387 2024-09-14T08:54:44.956917 application/epub+zip 254118 2024-09-14T08:54:39.687976 application/epub+zip 246938 2024-09-14T08:54:38.743993 application/epub+zip 500985 2024-09-14T08:54:49.171900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478287 2024-09-14T08:54:44.314949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418345 2022-09-15T11:54:12.819706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488015 2024-09-14T08:54:37.355015 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 487920 2010-09-24T09:28:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 185341 2010-09-24T09:29:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 475814 2010-09-24T09:29:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183672 2010-09-24T09:29:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20087 2024-09-14T08:54:49.298901 application/rdf+xml 12796 2024-09-14T08:54:39.103948 image/jpeg 3379 2024-09-14T08:54:38.921963 image/jpeg 245401 2024-09-14T08:54:38.117974 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