Project Gutenberg 2014-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 73 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant A Historical Story of the Great French Revolution E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the tumultuous period of the French Revolution, focusing on the character of Ange Pitou, a peasant boy who becomes embroiled in the unfolding events and strives to find his place amidst the chaos. Dumas weaves a tale of heroism, societal change, and the quest for liberty, encapsulated in the dramatic moment of storming the Bastille. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to a young man named Gilbert, who ventures through the snow-covered countryside to find a peasant woman, Madeline Pitou. He brings with him an infant to be raised at her cottage, a child whose birth has been surrounded by tragedy as both parents have died. As Gilbert entrusts the child to Madeline, he expresses both hope and sorrow for the boy's future. Through his interactions with Madeline and her family, we see the warmth and complexities of rural life, as well as the undercurrents of change looming on the horizon. The introduction sets the stage for the emergence of the protagonist, Ange Pitou, hinting at themes of loss, parental bonds, and the significant impact of the upcoming revolution on personal and societal levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45424/45424-h/images/cover_image.jpg en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction Bastille -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 561043 560920 2024-09-19T06:12:37.339648 2023-09-19T17:19:52.894167 text/html text/html 570896 2014-04-17T13:19:51 text/html 375517 2014-04-17T13:22:32 text/html application/zip 369967 2024-09-19T06:12:46.678615 application/epub+zip 375275 2024-09-19T06:12:38.820658 application/epub+zip 279991 2024-09-19T06:12:38.043686 application/epub+zip 550568 2024-09-19T06:12:52.514619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505757 2024-09-19T06:12:45.798596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411609 2022-09-20T17:48:52.093781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463630 463550 2024-09-19T06:12:35.388662 2023-09-19T17:19:51.016139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 463355 2014-04-17T13:13:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181198 2014-04-17T13:13:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 463362 2014-04-17T13:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181191 2014-04-17T13:13:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20969 2024-09-19T06:12:52.658562 application/rdf+xml 22078 2024-09-19T06:12:38.150655 image/jpeg 3454 2024-09-19T06:12:38.096661 image/jpeg 392142 2024-09-19T06:12:37.395855 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