Project Gutenberg 2011-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 88 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de Sans-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Sans-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative focuses on a group of young men frequenting the fashionable Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, exploring their interactions with women and the social nuances of Parisian life. Central characters include Albert Vermoncey, a charming and carefree young man, Tobi Pigeonnier, who is a bit more pretentious, and Célestin de Valnoir, who appears cynical and provocative. At the start of the book, the three young men meander through the popular boulevard, engaged in lighthearted banter that reveals their personalities and social dynamics. They comment on the women they see, particularly focusing on Madame Baldimer, a beautiful and flirtatious American woman. The beginning sets the tone for their adventures—filled with humor, flirtation, and a hint of societal critique—as they interact with other characters, such as the flower girl Bastringuette and their messenger friend Sans-Cravate, hinting at the relationships and escapades to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1198361 1198370 2024-09-16T06:08:33.040746 2023-09-16T12:24:17.463132 text/html text/html 1228103 2011-11-12T11:00:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 588154 2011-11-12T11:02:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 655735 2024-09-16T06:08:49.874674 application/epub+zip 677005 2024-09-16T06:08:35.674732 application/epub+zip 527976 2024-09-16T06:08:34.210755 application/epub+zip 1138829 2024-09-16T06:09:00.587607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1064530 2024-09-16T06:08:48.692784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 915510 2022-09-17T11:15:05.213948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1123086 2024-09-16T06:08:27.213829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1122982 2011-11-12T11:00:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 420389 2011-11-12T11:02:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1121904 2011-11-12T11:00:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 419940 2011-11-12T11:02:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19692 2024-09-16T06:09:00.753593 application/rdf+xml 17773 2024-09-16T06:08:34.641740 image/jpeg 3868 2024-09-16T06:08:34.425740 image/jpeg 647643 2024-09-16T06:08:33.145770 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