Project Gutenberg 2012-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 105 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Johannot, Tony 1803 1852 Sand, Maurice 1823 1889 Dudevant, Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, Jean-Francois-Maurice-Arnauld Lélia 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) "Lélia" by George Sand is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The work explores profound themes of love, faith, and existential suffering through the character of Lélia, a complex figure who elicits both admiration and fear from those around her. The narrative seems to delve into the struggles of the human spirit in the face of doubt and moral ambiguity. At the start of the novel, the preface reveals George Sand's introspective reflections on the creation of "Lélia," which was written without a predetermined plan and intended for her own contemplation. The narrative opens with a young poet’s turmoil regarding Lélia's enigmatic yet captivating nature, which inspires both awe and dread. This poet grapples with questions of Lélia's essence, her mystical qualities, and her seemingly profound disconnect from the mundane world. As the story unfolds, it suggests that Lélia embodies not only the beauty of spiritual longing but also a painful grappling with identity and belief. The tension between her transcendent aspirations and deep-seated despair becomes a central theme, setting the stage for an exploration of existentialism and the complexities of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39738/39738-h/images/cover.jpg fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1045337 1045341 2024-09-16T15:59:34.255018 2023-09-17T10:15:59.738504 text/html text/html 1043817 2021-01-25T14:41:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 8554178 2021-01-25T14:41:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 8543050 2024-09-16T15:59:47.328422 application/epub+zip 8543807 2024-09-16T15:59:36.135957 application/epub+zip 480308 2024-09-16T15:59:35.060296 application/epub+zip 8781820 2024-09-16T15:59:56.538409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8733527 2024-09-16T15:59:45.347998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705452 2022-09-18T08:12:59.218770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980505 2024-09-16T15:59:32.863971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1002764 2012-05-20T08:04:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 376594 2012-05-20T08:09:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 954693 2012-05-20T08:05:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 370070 2012-05-20T08:09:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22336 2024-09-16T15:59:56.737353 application/rdf+xml 16199 2024-09-16T15:59:35.165969 image/jpeg 2571 2024-09-16T15:59:35.112959 image/jpeg 8389831 2024-09-16T15:59:34.555990 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 fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia