Project Gutenberg 2010-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 139 Aicard, Jean 1848 1921 Aicard, Jean François Victor Aicard, Jean Francois Victor Roux, George 1929 Roux, Georges Roux, G. Ruet, Louis 1861 Ruet, L. (Louis) Ives, George Burnham 1856 1930 Ives, George B. Yves, George Burnham Ives, G. Burnham 01012864 King of Camargue Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "King of Camargue" by Jean Aicard is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores life in the Camargue region of France, focusing on the intertwined lives of its characters against the backdrop of vibrant local culture and mysticism. The story primarily revolves around Livette, a young woman preparing for her impending marriage to Renaud, a skilled drover, and the charm of the gipsy queen, Zinzara, who disrupts their lives with her mysterious presence. The opening of the novel introduces Livette in her family farmhouse, where she encounters Zinzara, the gipsy queen. Zinzara demands olive oil from Livette, using strange threats and foretelling Livette's future, which instills fear and curiosity in her. Livette's determination to refuse the gipsy's demands reveals her strength, even in the face of fear and superstition. The scene establishes a tension between the ordinary life Livette leads and the supernatural elements that surround her, foreshadowing the conflicts and romantic entanglements that will develop as the story progresses. The interplay of mysticism, local lore, and the characters' relationships sets a compelling tone for the unfolding drama in "King of Camargue." (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33867/33867-h/images/king01.jpg en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 537953 537962 2024-09-14T09:13:19.639758 2023-09-15T04:32:37.423021 text/html text/html 555863 2010-10-16T13:49:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 475591 2010-10-16T13:49:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 497431 2024-09-14T09:13:27.884753 application/epub+zip 502949 2024-09-14T09:13:21.022723 application/epub+zip 248941 2024-09-14T09:13:20.322682 application/epub+zip 668947 2024-09-14T09:13:33.121688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613618 2024-09-14T09:13:27.048672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355597 2022-09-15T12:17:02.714989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471263 471167 2024-09-14T09:13:18.204759 2023-09-15T04:32:36.117016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 470800 2010-10-16T13:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183877 2010-10-16T13:49:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 470799 2010-10-16T13:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183622 2010-10-16T13:49:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21914 2024-09-14T09:13:33.590636 application/rdf+xml 7728 2024-09-14T09:13:20.425708 image/jpeg 1399 2024-09-14T09:13:20.375699 image/jpeg 477634 2024-09-14T09:13:19.708756 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia