Project Gutenberg 2014-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 46 Delpit, Albert 1849 1893 Delpit, Marc-Adrien Prescott, Emily Odette's Marriage A Novel, from the French of Albert Delpit, Translated from the "Revue des Deux Mondes," by Emily Prescott Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Elisa and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Odette's Marriage" by Albert Delpit is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Odette, a young woman portrayed as beautiful but troubled, who is navigating the complexities of love and societal expectations in a world where her personal beliefs clash with those imposed by family and friends. The book delves into her relationships with various characters, especially her father, her friend Corinne, and her love interest Paul Frager. At the start of the story, Odette is introduced through a conversation with her friend Mme. Descoutures, who expresses concern over Odette's changed demeanor after a winter spent at home. While Odette grapples with feelings of boredom, a past love interest, and the expectations surrounding her, she insists that she does not wish to marry anyone, despite offers from admirers. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for themes of familial duty, romance, and internal conflict, setting a rich backdrop for Odette's journey as she confronts her own desires and the societal pressures surrounding her marriage. As the narrative unfolds, readers begin to sense the turmoil within Odette, especially when the reappearance of her sister Germaine brings new dynamics into the familial relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 280898 280907 2024-09-20T04:30:46.750231 2023-09-20T14:35:48.962777 text/html text/html 283947 2014-12-18T10:59:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 165167 2014-12-18T10:59:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178816 2024-09-20T04:30:52.894129 application/epub+zip 200193 2024-09-20T04:30:47.655117 application/epub+zip 200194 2024-09-20T04:30:47.200113 application/epub+zip 284892 2024-09-20T04:30:57.487089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247534 2024-09-20T04:30:52.414102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247833 2022-09-21T16:08:31.905907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247340 247244 2024-09-20T04:30:46.145157 2023-09-20T14:35:48.452790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247458 2014-12-18T10:59:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94375 2014-12-18T10:59:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18077 2024-09-20T04:30:57.660073 application/rdf+xml 16927 2024-09-20T04:30:47.299137 image/jpeg 2719 2024-09-20T04:30:47.247121 image/jpeg 164863 2024-09-20T04:30:46.786158 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