Project Gutenberg 2015-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 73 Souvestre, Émile 1806 1854 Souvestre, Emile Les derniers paysans - Tome 1 Avant-propos -- Premier récit: Le Sorcier du Petit-Haule -- Deuxième récit: La Fileuse -- Troisième récit: Les Bryérons et les Saulniers -- Quatrième récit: La Chasse aux Trésors -- Cinquième récit: La Niole Blanche. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les derniers paysans - Tome 1" by Émile Souvestre is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The work captures the life of rural communities in France, particularly focusing on the dwindling traditions and beliefs that defined the peasant experience. The narrative suggests a nostalgic reflection on the rustic lives of these last peasants as they confront the encroachments of modernity, illustrated through various characters like the young laboureur and the sorcerer, Guillemot. The opening of the novel introduces a world where the old ways of peasant life are fading under the pressures of modernization, with the author drawing from his intimate knowledge of rural customs and traditions. He presents a vivid portrayal of a young laborer who becomes entangled in the mysterious existence of sorcerers within his community. As the narrative unfolds, we see interactions that reveal deep-rooted superstitions and magical beliefs intertwined with everyday life, particularly through the character of the percepteur and his encounters with the locals. Through these exchanges and observations, the tone oscillates between reverence for the past and concern for the future, setting the stage for an exploration of folklore, magic, and the inevitable changes brought by the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 389431 389432 2024-09-20T13:40:12.844685 2023-09-21T10:03:56.487752 text/html text/html 391107 2021-01-25T04:42:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 215379 2021-01-25T04:42:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 224192 2024-09-20T13:40:18.871316 application/epub+zip 228433 2024-09-20T13:40:13.752680 application/epub+zip 215567 2024-09-20T13:40:13.296715 application/epub+zip 364268 2024-09-20T13:40:22.757200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332614 2024-09-20T13:40:18.442275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317906 2022-09-22T10:49:10.689615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346206 345938 2024-09-20T13:40:11.763700 2023-09-21T10:03:55.368708 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 346034 2015-06-28T14:05:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 132676 2015-06-28T14:05:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19218 2024-09-20T13:40:22.897138 application/rdf+xml 27864 2024-09-20T13:40:13.385678 image/jpeg 4417 2024-09-20T13:40:13.341676 image/jpeg 216662 2024-09-20T13:40:12.885694 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