Project Gutenberg 2014-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 75 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Mariages d'aventure Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. M.J.D. de Saint-Roch, ambassadeur matrimonial -- Promesses de mariage. 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) "Mariages d'aventure" by Émile Gaboriau is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the life of Pascal Divorne, a young and ambitious engineer who resigns from a prestigious position to seek his fortune and navigate societal expectations regarding marriage and success. The narrative sets the stage for exploring themes of love, ambition, and societal pressures as Pascal attempts to carve out a place for himself while managing the expectations of his family and friends." "The opening of the novel introduces Pascal Divorne, who unexpectedly resigns from his promising governmental career, much to the concern of his friends and family, particularly his father, M. Divorne. While his friend Eugène Lorilleux supports him, it is clear that Lorilleux has ulterior motives regarding Pascal's potential marriage to his younger sister. The tension between family expectations and personal ambitions is palpable, with M. Divorne lamenting his son’s decision, convinced it will ruin the family’s prospects. As Pascal returns home and reveals his surprising plans, the emotional stakes rise, setting the stage for the conflicts and relationships that will unfold throughout the story." (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46253/46253-h/images/cover.jpg fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 408465 408468 2024-11-28T11:05:22.466346 2023-09-20T06:43:06.237610 text/html text/html 395273 2024-10-24T08:38:09 text/html 224285 2024-11-28T11:05:43.102766 application/epub+zip 229220 2024-11-28T11:05:32.322263 application/epub+zip 226926 2024-11-28T11:05:25.787280 application/epub+zip 359462 2024-11-28T11:05:53.946628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337022 2024-11-28T11:05:42.668676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333366 2022-09-21T05:02:41.055983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375390 375169 2024-11-28T11:05:21.399330 2023-09-20T06:43:05.424608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375235 2024-11-28T09:50:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18007 2024-11-28T11:05:54.090600 application/rdf+xml 15703 2024-11-28T11:05:31.991270 image/jpeg 2771 2024-11-28T11:05:31.951230 image/jpeg 218200 2024-11-28T11:05:22.508317 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