Project Gutenberg 2016-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 52 Lesueur, Daniel 1860 1921 Lapauze, Jeanne Loiseau, Mme. Madame de Ferneuse Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini, Clarity 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) "Madame de Ferneuse" by Daniel Lesueur is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the enigmatic character of Madame Gaétane de Ferneuse and the complexities of her life, entangled in love and societal expectations during an ocean voyage from Europe to South America. The story explores themes of identity, morality, and the consequences of past choices, as Madame de Ferneuse confronts the secrets and heartbreak associated with her relationship to a figure of noble status, Renaud de Valcor. At the start of the novel, the scene is set aboard the luxurious steamship "La Vendée," traveling from Bordeaux to Buenos Aires. The atmosphere on the ship is marked by languid conversations and musings, reflecting the passengers’ varied backgrounds and emotional states. Among them are Madame de Ferneuse, who carries a heavy sorrow, and a religious figure, Père Eudoxe, whose presence stirs the interest of those around him. Their interactions hint at deeper narratives involving the scandal surrounding Renaud de Valcor, alongside Madame de Ferneuse’s painful confession of a past filled with regret and unfulfilled love. As their journey unfolds, we sense the looming shadows of their histories, setting the stage for the dramatic revelations to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 662807 662887 2024-10-21T13:01:36.126437 2023-09-22T09:54:33.059693 text/html text/html 677215 2016-03-20T18:48:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 399602 2016-03-20T18:48:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 479426 2024-10-21T13:01:46.594368 application/epub+zip 476297 2024-10-21T13:01:37.839406 application/epub+zip 327286 2024-10-21T13:01:36.967600 application/epub+zip 659173 2024-10-21T13:01:52.788354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562865 2024-10-21T13:01:45.741366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459350 2022-09-23T13:02:59.346101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602541 602323 2024-10-21T13:01:34.546509 2023-09-22T09:54:31.681700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 602794 2016-03-20T18:48:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 228287 2016-03-20T18:48:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20273 2024-10-21T13:01:52.930342 application/rdf+xml 18647 2024-10-21T13:01:37.067398 image/jpeg 3260 2024-10-21T13:01:37.018396 image/jpeg 409881 2024-10-21T13:01:36.224405 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