Project Gutenberg 2012-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 82 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de The Bath Keepers; Or, Paris in Those Days, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VIII) 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) "The Bath Keepers; Or, Paris in Those Days, v.2" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. This narrative explores the lives of ordinary Parisians, delving into their interactions, struggles, and the societal norms of the time. The plot centers around the characters of Ambroisine and Bathilde, focusing on themes of love, betrayal, and social ostracization as Bathilde seeks refuge and understanding after facing familial rejection due to her circumstances. The opening of the novel introduces a stormy night where Ambroisine anxiously awaits her father, Master Hugonnet, while grappling with the repercussions of her friend Bathilde's recent troubles. After a drunken encounter at home, Ambroisine opens the door to find Bathilde, who has been cast out by her parents for becoming pregnant and is in desperate need of shelter. The emotional tension increases as Bathilde reveals her plight, her love for Comte Léodgard, and the urgent need for acknowledgment from him. This sets the stage for the central conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative, highlighting the impact of personal choices against the backdrop of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40518/40518-h/images/cover.jpg en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 608130 608138 2024-09-17T06:33:58.789344 2023-09-17T14:44:57.092712 text/html text/html 620923 2012-08-17T13:01:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 521476 2012-08-17T13:01:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 532101 2024-09-17T06:34:06.926756 application/epub+zip 540618 2024-09-17T06:33:59.826342 application/epub+zip 302860 2024-09-17T06:33:59.333339 application/epub+zip 741296 2024-09-17T06:34:12.627748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699120 2024-09-17T06:34:06.403779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460592 2022-09-18T14:22:02.470550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571818 571655 2024-09-17T06:33:56.730375 2023-09-17T14:44:55.474677 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 571153 2012-08-17T13:01:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211420 2012-08-17T13:01:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18524 2024-09-17T06:34:12.773723 application/rdf+xml 17234 2024-09-17T06:33:59.437289 image/jpeg 2680 2024-09-17T06:33:59.386308 image/jpeg 521041 2024-09-17T06:33:58.851336 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 fr.wikipedia