Project Gutenberg 2004-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 106 Droz, Gustave 1832 1895 Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete Produced by David Widger "Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete" by Gustave Droz is a collection of humorous and insightful sketches that explore the intricacies of family life and societal norms, likely written during the mid-19th century. The book features a plethora of characters, including a young narrator navigating his romantic endeavors, societal expectations, and the charming dynamics of domestic life, offering readers a candid glimpse into relationships and social commentary of the time. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator as he reminisces about his first supper party, highlighting the mixture of youthful innocence and jealousy experienced in the presence of his beloved. He details the evening's festivities with a blend of excitement and awkwardness, where he grapples with the reality of societal interactions, snobbery, and his emotions. As he observes his sweetheart’s flirtation with another man, an examining magistrate, a wave of anguish washes over him, revealing the complexities of young love and his self-awareness. The narrative blends humor with genuine sentiment, establishing a tone that balances between farce and poignancy, and setting the stage for the explorations of personal and societal issues that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family life -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Fiction 495808 495809 2024-10-02T10:34:58.284228 2023-10-02T09:16:36.360491 text/html text/html 513414 2021-01-27T07:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 172787 2021-01-27T07:42:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 269658 2024-10-02T10:35:08.374199 application/epub+zip 276784 2024-10-02T10:35:02.387314 application/epub+zip 252089 2024-10-02T10:35:00.655335 application/epub+zip 504711 2024-10-02T10:35:13.058187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468400 2024-10-02T10:35:07.437232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438076 2022-09-02T12:25:01.021178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418118 418111 2024-10-02T10:34:57.219271 2023-10-02T09:16:35.432493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 418011 2021-01-09T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 163199 2021-01-09T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 417986 2021-01-09T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163106 2021-01-09T02:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21602 2024-10-02T10:35:13.560205 application/rdf+xml 15965 2024-10-02T10:35:01.524241 image/jpeg 3701 2024-10-02T10:35:01.233225 image/jpeg 266220 2024-10-02T10:34:58.326263 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