Project Gutenberg 2013-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 103 Guizot, Madame (Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline) 1773 1827 Guizot, Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline Guizot, Pauline Meulan, Pauline de Guizot, Élisabeth Charlotte Pauline de Meulan, Mme Burke, L., Mrs. Burke, Anna Christian Popular Tales Scaramouche -- Cecilia and Nanette, or, the accident -- Three chapters in the life of Nadir -- The mother and daughter -- The difficult duty: moral doubts -- New-year's night -- The Curé of Chavignat -- The double vow -- Poor José --Caroline; or, the effects of a misfortune. E-text prepared by sp1nd, Paul Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Popular Tales" by Madame Guizot is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The tales blend moral lessons with engaging narratives aimed at both youth and adults, showcasing a range of characters and situations that illuminate the complexities of life, relationships, and personal growth. The opening of "Scaramouche," the first tale, introduces readers to a lively village fair filled with characters like Matthieu la Bouteille, a man with a red nose, and his son Gervais, who is more serious and focused. The scene captures the interactions around a performance featuring a donkey named Martin and a clever parrot, setting the stage for comedic yet revealing moments. The narrative hints at the contrasting lives of Gervais and his cousin Michael, foreshadowing themes of family dynamics and ambition as their lives intertwine during this fair. Through humor and vivid imagery, the story immediately draws readers into a world of entertainment that promises deeper lessons about morality and character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42839/42839-h/images/front_cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 755383 755170 2024-09-18T05:25:57.185973 2023-09-18T13:46:22.395859 text/html text/html 761541 2013-05-29T16:27:19 text/html 972955 2013-05-29T16:30:40 text/html application/zip 993585 2024-09-18T05:26:06.453883 application/epub+zip 1001538 2024-09-18T05:25:58.726936 application/epub+zip 352522 2024-09-18T05:25:57.791955 application/epub+zip 1459579 2024-09-18T05:26:12.485887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1404439 2024-09-18T05:26:05.405906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503683 2022-09-19T14:41:52.669181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704913 704735 2024-09-18T05:25:55.858955 2023-09-18T13:46:21.186793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 704289 2013-05-29T16:23:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255827 2013-05-29T16:23:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 704303 2013-05-29T16:23:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255702 2013-05-29T16:23:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21247 2024-09-18T05:26:12.638872 application/rdf+xml 21150 2024-09-18T05:25:57.903939 image/jpeg 2725 2024-09-18T05:25:57.847947 image/jpeg 966871 2024-09-18T05:25:57.272953 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