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 Project Gutenberg 2011-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 50 Féval, Paul 1817 1887 Féval, Paul Henri Corentin Feval, Paul La fabrique de mariages, Vol. 1 E-text prepared by Claudine Corbasson, Vinciane Knappenberg, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "La fabrique de mariages, Vol. 1" by Paul Féval is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story introduces readers to various characters navigating the complexities of love and marriage in society, with a particular focus on the encounters between a marriage broker named M. Garnier de Clérambault and his colleague Fromenteau. Their dialogue reveals the intricacies of matchmaking amidst comedic and poignant reflections on relationships and societal expectations. At the start of the book, two men meet in a rather desolate area of Paris, with one, M. Clérambault, being an experienced marriage broker and the other, Fromenteau, a more cynical agent who appears down on his luck. Fromenteau longs for the affection of a woman named Stéphanie, who has had multiple unsuccessful marriages, while Clérambault critiques Fromenteau's lack of social standing. As they discuss their respective situations, they touch on the themes of love, social class, and the pursuit of happiness. The narrative sets a lively tone, filled with vivid descriptions of Parisian life and introduces the intertwining lives of characters who may seek the ultimate goal of marriage, providing both humor and insight into the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 287628 287352 2024-09-16T04:03:27.871320 2023-09-16T10:35:39.348576 text/html text/html 288787 2011-10-02T22:39:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119258 2011-10-02T22:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 170596 2024-09-16T04:03:33.869452 application/epub+zip 174743 2024-09-16T04:03:29.434308 application/epub+zip 162917 2024-09-16T04:03:28.495305 application/epub+zip 351032 2024-09-16T04:03:37.267271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336798 2024-09-16T04:03:33.207320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326062 2022-09-17T08:38:05.551608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267240 267007 2024-09-16T04:03:26.876373 2023-09-16T10:35:38.494579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 261167 2011-10-02T22:34:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100575 2011-10-02T22:34:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18756 2024-09-16T04:03:37.407276 application/rdf+xml 16294 2024-09-16T04:03:28.847324 image/jpeg 4141 2024-09-16T04:03:28.671327 image/jpeg 170521 2024-09-16T04:03:27.900309 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia