Project Gutenberg 2015-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 126 Rachilde 1860 1953 Vallette, Marguerite Eymery Eymery, Marguerite Chilra, Jean de Chibra, Jean de Eymeri, Marguerite La Marquise de Sade Produced by Madeleine Fournier. "La Marquise de Sade" by Rachilde is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young girl named Mary who navigates the complexities of her family life, revealing contrasts between innocence and the darker realities of life. Key figures include her strict cousin Tulotte, who enforces discipline, and her father, Colonel Barbe, who struggles with the burdens of military life and a sickly wife. The book sets an intriguing foundation that promises a mix of childhood curiosity and grim adult themes. The opening of the book introduces us to Mary, a seven-year-old girl, and her cousin Tulotte as they traverse a heatwave-stricken landscape toward the town's abattoir. Mary is curious and somewhat defiant, leading to a comedic conflict as she expresses her discomfort and wishes to see the cows. As they reach the abattoir, Mary witnesses the brutal process of slaughtering animals, which deeply affects her. The scene is filled with stark contrasts: the playfulness of childhood curiosity meets the harsh realities of life and death. Mary's emotional turmoil surfaces through her feverish dreams, merging her innocence with haunting fears about mortality and her family dynamics, notably her mother's illness and her father's sternness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 588096 588099 2024-09-20T16:05:21.199345 2023-09-21T12:24:13.702030 text/html text/html 592668 2015-08-25T14:01:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 287519 2015-08-25T14:01:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 299166 2024-09-20T16:05:28.233280 application/epub+zip 309957 2024-09-20T16:05:22.386343 application/epub+zip 301627 2024-09-20T16:05:21.765327 application/epub+zip 478581 2024-09-20T16:05:33.076365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455706 2024-09-20T16:05:27.747328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447575 2022-09-22T14:08:06.461781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562853 562839 2024-09-20T16:05:20.060456 2023-09-21T12:24:12.620039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 563117 2015-08-25T14:01:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 219144 2015-08-25T14:01:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18905 2024-09-20T16:05:33.214242 application/rdf+xml 12469 2024-09-20T16:05:21.860297 image/jpeg 2473 2024-09-20T16:05:21.812343 image/jpeg 288218 2024-09-20T16:05:21.259359 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