Project Gutenberg 2003-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 Bernard, Charles de 1804 1850 Bernard-Dugrail, Charles de De Bernard, Charles Gerfaut — Volume 3 This etext was produced by David Widger "Gerfaut — Volume 3" by Charles de Bernard is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The opening chapters introduce themes of love, marital obligations, and societal expectations, focusing on the intricacies of a romantic entanglement involving the characters Clemence, Christian de Bergenheim, and Octave Gerfaut, among others. The narrative delves into the tensions within marriages shaped by familial pressures and personal desires, particularly as Clemence navigates her feelings for her husband and her growing attraction to Gerfaut. At the start of the novel, we see the backdrop of societal pressures surrounding marriage through the experience of Clemence and Christian. Clemence finds herself in a seemingly perfect yet emotionally barren marriage, longing for more than what her husband's affections provide. As Christian resigns himself to a life of quiet domesticity, warmth between him and Clemence begins to dwindle. This causes her to grapple with feelings of isolation and desire, especially regarding her affair with Gerfaut, who is presented as an insightful yet conflicted lover. The opening chapters set up a complex interplay of emotions, highlighting the conflict between duty and desire that will likely drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 145250 145176 2024-10-02T10:45:59.108310 2023-10-02T09:23:52.250631 text/html text/html 145243 145169 2024-10-02T10:45:59.343346 2023-10-02T09:23:52.392627 text/html text/html 126047 2024-10-02T10:46:05.381289 application/epub+zip 126884 2024-10-02T10:46:02.316293 application/epub+zip 112190 2024-10-02T10:46:01.131316 application/epub+zip 249079 2024-10-02T10:46:07.718287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235717 2024-10-02T10:46:04.655306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220659 2022-09-02T12:36:28.414135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129464 129442 2024-10-02T10:45:58.830315 2023-10-02T09:23:52.073631 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124795 2021-01-09T03:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49285 2021-01-09T03:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19108 2024-10-02T10:46:07.844261 application/rdf+xml 13963 2024-10-02T10:46:01.676310 image/jpeg 3559 2024-10-02T10:46:01.403313 image/jpeg 126297 2024-10-02T10:45:59.357324 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