Project Gutenberg 2015-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 47 Méténier, Oscar 1859 1913 Metenier, Oscar Barbe-bleue Produced by Clarity, Nicole Pasteur and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Barbe-bleue" by Oscar Méténier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around several characters, including the vicomte de Charaintru and the reclusive Baron Pottemain, who has a mysterious past and is rumored to be a fearsome figure in the area. The narrative hints at themes of jealousy, desire, and the complexities of relationships within the social dynamics of the countryside, particularly focusing on the interactions and intrigues involving women such as the institute Pauline Marzet. The opening of the novel sets the stage with a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. de Guermanton and the vicomte de Charaintru as they discuss an upcoming visit to the Baron at his secluded estate, Bois-Peillot. A sense of intrigue surrounds the Baron, as he is described as having withdrawn from society after the death of his wife, echoing rumors of his melancholic and feared demeanor. As Charaintru prepares for the visit, the dialogue reveals hints of jealousy from Mrs. de Guermanton towards the young and lively Pauline, suggesting that the plot may delve into romantic entanglements and secrets that intertwine the lives of these characters in profound ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 557601 2024-09-21T04:52:40.957318 2023-09-21T14:40:14.001701 text/html text/html 558290 2015-10-22T09:49:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 308054 2015-10-22T09:49:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327293 2024-09-21T04:52:49.724266 application/epub+zip 335860 2024-09-21T04:52:42.365320 application/epub+zip 292799 2024-09-21T04:52:41.669328 application/epub+zip 497785 2024-09-21T04:52:55.032209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470267 2024-09-21T04:52:48.946265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427647 2022-09-22T17:25:36.270978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509664 509445 2024-09-21T04:52:38.922333 2023-09-21T14:40:12.330690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 509585 2015-10-22T09:49:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 191703 2015-10-22T09:49:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18909 2024-09-21T04:52:55.166467 application/rdf+xml 12797 2024-09-21T04:52:41.774276 image/jpeg 2129 2024-09-21T04:52:41.722282 image/jpeg 310055 2024-09-21T04:52:41.012307 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