Project Gutenberg 2011-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 66 Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de 1838 1889 De L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers, comte de Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de L', comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Jean Marie Mathias Philippe Auguste, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Philippe-Auguste-Mathias, comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste de Villiers de Isis: Roman Produced by Laurent Vogel, Hans Pieterse 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) "Isis" by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam is a philosophical novel written in the early 19th century. The book appears to explore deep themes of existence and human relationships through a narrative set in Italy, prominently featuring characters entangled in a web of ambition, societal expectations, and personal ideals, particularly focusing on Tullia Fabriana, a powerful and enigmatic woman. The opening of the novel introduces a vibrant soirée at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, showcasing the interactions between noble figures, including the young and attractive comte de Strally-d'Anthas and the mysterious Tullia Fabriana. As the prince Forsiani shares insights about the political intrigues of the time and hints at the captivating nature of Tullia, expectations start to build around her character. The narrative weaves together scenes of aristocratic engagement, foreshadowing the unfolding complexities of ambition and identity against a backdrop of societal pressures and historical significance, setting a tone of intrigue and philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37138/37138-h/images/cover.jpg fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 299160 299169 2024-09-15T14:45:51.845495 2023-09-16T08:05:56.018013 text/html text/html 295456 2011-08-20T08:13:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215725 2011-08-20T08:13:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250576 2024-09-15T14:45:56.668462 application/epub+zip 253464 2024-09-15T14:45:52.688477 application/epub+zip 183953 2024-09-15T14:45:52.257481 application/epub+zip 341310 2024-09-15T14:45:59.924441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309071 2024-09-15T14:45:56.205486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258146 2022-09-17T05:21:30.430670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267426 267156 2024-09-15T14:45:51.088493 2023-09-16T08:05:55.487069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260932 2011-08-20T08:13:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103245 2011-08-20T08:13:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19340 2024-09-15T14:46:00.061448 application/rdf+xml 23869 2024-09-15T14:45:52.338485 image/jpeg 3262 2024-09-15T14:45:52.297626 image/jpeg 215911 2024-09-15T14:45:51.878492 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia