Project Gutenberg 2012-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 73 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) 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 White House" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of Parisian society, the story revolves around the life of a government clerk named Robineau. The plot explores themes of social status, romance, and the comedic misadventures of its characters through their interactions at a lavish reception hosted by the affluent Baron de Marcey. The opening of the novel introduces us to Robineau as he navigates his mundane life as a clerk while yearning for social advancement and romance. He encounters two wealthy acquaintances in the Palais-Royal garden, Alfred and Edouard, who invite him to a grand reception at the baron's residence. Despite his self-deprecating humor and jealousy over his friends' wealth, Robineau struggles with his own lack of fortunes, especially as he prepares for the social event amid thoughts of his love interest, a milliner named Fifine. The introduction sets the stage for Robineau's hopes and aspirations, depicting a blend of lighthearted banter and the underlying social commentary of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40712/40712-h/images/cover.jpg en French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 915739 915748 2024-09-17T07:47:48.450213 2023-09-17T15:53:29.204320 text/html text/html 924403 2021-01-25T13:41:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 542952 2021-01-25T13:41:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 560802 2024-09-17T07:47:59.045123 application/epub+zip 576146 2024-09-17T07:47:49.655209 application/epub+zip 415943 2024-09-17T07:47:49.058198 application/epub+zip 847228 2024-09-17T07:48:06.539108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814372 2024-09-17T07:47:58.460143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652303 2022-09-18T15:59:12.443958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 872244 2024-09-17T07:47:45.372217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 876581 2012-09-08T17:44:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 321579 2012-09-08T17:48:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 871044 2012-09-08T17:45:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 320648 2012-09-08T17:48:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20046 2024-09-17T07:48:06.873095 application/rdf+xml 21737 2024-09-17T07:47:49.167191 image/jpeg 2476 2024-09-17T07:47:49.114169 image/jpeg 543200 2024-09-17T07:47:48.535227 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