Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 110 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David Madame de Treymes Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "Madame de Treymes" by Edith Wharton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around John Durham, a young American man who becomes entangled in the complex social world of Paris, particularly with Madame de Malrive, a woman navigating the challenges of French society after her separation from her husband. As Durham and Madame de Malrive explore their feelings for each other, themes of cultural clash, societal expectations, and personal sacrifice emerge. The opening of the novel introduces John Durham as he marvels at the beauty of Paris while waiting for Madame de Malrive at a hotel. Their ensuing conversation reveals Madame de Malrive's conflicting emotions about her life in France and her deep yearning for her American roots. The dialogue explores her complicated relationship with her son, her societal obligations, and her deep desire to maintain a connection to her past. As they walk through the Tuileries, their chemistry is palpable, but the shadows of her past linger, creating a tension that foreshadows the complexities of their potential relationship. This introduction sets the stage for the unfolding drama that interrogates the sacrifice of personal happiness in the face of social norms and familial loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Manners and customs -- Fiction Americans -- France -- Fiction Women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 146205 144254 2024-10-02T13:02:58.476859 2023-10-02T11:03:22.795231 text/html text/html 140268 2020-12-28T02:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 52023 2020-12-28T02:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118511 2024-10-02T13:03:03.379913 application/epub+zip 121151 2024-10-02T13:03:00.227829 application/epub+zip 121152 2024-10-02T13:02:59.114846 application/epub+zip 240079 2024-10-02T13:03:05.644816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230619 2024-10-02T13:03:02.705829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208284 2022-09-02T15:05:36.260597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130817 130776 2024-10-02T13:02:57.987840 2023-10-02T11:03:22.465242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130785 2020-12-28T02:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50354 2020-12-28T02:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20392 2024-10-02T13:03:05.776881 application/rdf+xml 13695 2024-10-02T13:02:59.642838 image/jpeg 3455 2024-10-02T13:02:59.379834 image/jpeg 116508 2024-10-02T13:02:58.490847 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