Project Gutenberg 2015-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 354 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Delano, Aline 1845 Delano, Aline P. Kuzmishcheva Quatrevingt-treize. English Ninety-Three Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust - and by Gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) for the illustrations.) "Ninety-Three" by Victor Hugo is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the book explores the tumultuous events of 1793, focusing on the effects of civil war in the Vendée region of France. While weaving a complex narrative, it introduces key characters such as Michelle Fléchard, a distressed mother, and a mysterious old man in peasant attire who embodies the tension between loyalty to the monarchy and the revolutionary fervor of the time. At the start of the story, amidst the chaos of the Revolution, a battalion of soldiers is depicted cautiously navigating the treacherous La Saudraie Woods, where they have been deployed to quell resistance. Within this setting, we are introduced to Michelle Fléchard, who is fleeing with her young children after the death of her husband, caught in the crossfire of civil conflict. As the soldiers confront the realities of war, they stumble upon Michelle and her children, leading to a tense yet touching interaction that highlights the human cost of the revolution. This opening portion sets the stage for a broader examination of loyalty, survival, and the moral complexities of war, suggesting an exploration of themes such as sacrifice and the struggle for power. The unfolding narrative promises a blend of action and poignant character exploration as the story weaves through the tumult of its historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 823400 822856 2024-09-20T14:05:26.034099 2023-09-21T10:28:36.370503 text/html text/html 806675 2024-04-04T03:50:36 text/html 12037767 2024-09-20T14:05:41.918904 application/epub+zip 12053075 2024-09-20T14:05:29.820962 application/epub+zip 393328 2024-09-20T14:05:27.552968 application/epub+zip 12296078 2024-09-20T14:05:50.133869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12270867 2024-09-20T14:05:40.133934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598511 2022-09-22T11:22:53.803198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757552 757569 2024-09-20T14:05:21.575125 2023-09-21T10:28:32.604950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 737756 2024-04-04T04:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16927 2024-09-20T14:05:50.285874 application/rdf+xml 10437 2024-09-20T14:05:28.157986 image/jpeg 2778 2024-09-20T14:05:27.850971 image/jpeg 11802548 2024-09-20T14:05:26.527015 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