Project Gutenberg 2016-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 63 Montesquiou-Fézensac, Robert, comte de 1855 1921 Montesquiou-Fezensac, Robert, comte de Montesquiou-Fézensac, Robert de Montesquiou, Robert, comte de Montesquiou, Robert de La petite mademoiselle 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) "La petite mademoiselle" by Robert de Montesquiou is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story appears to revolve around the intricacies of life in a rural French chateau as it follows the experiences of the newly arrived governess, Miss Winter, and her interactions with the noble family, particularly the Comtesse and her children. The narrative hints at themes of class distinction, educational expectations, and the complexities of social relationships. The opening of the novel introduces the setting at a chateau in Touraine, during the late summer as the children prepare to enjoy their games after dinner. The family awaits the arrival of Miss Winter, the new governess, whose anticipated presence seems to stir a mix of excitement and concern among the adults. The narrative establishes a light-hearted yet revealing gameplay dynamic among the children, laying the groundwork for character interactions that explore the contrasts in social pretenses and familial expectations. Meanwhile, the Comtesse's increasing impatience hints at her rigid personality and controlling nature, suggesting that the governess's arrival could disrupt the established order within the household. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 330048 330063 2024-09-21T13:33:26.879878 2023-09-22T10:28:15.968606 text/html text/html 333414 2016-04-05T12:46:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 140971 2016-04-05T12:46:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 246915 2024-09-21T13:33:36.113837 application/epub+zip 247167 2024-09-21T13:33:28.377893 application/epub+zip 242045 2024-09-21T13:33:27.544870 application/epub+zip 321393 2024-09-21T13:33:41.644824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245275 2024-09-21T13:33:35.320827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240825 2022-09-23T14:16:27.344485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281148 280930 2024-09-21T13:33:26.010916 2023-09-22T10:28:14.926596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 281095 2016-04-05T12:46:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 111991 2016-04-05T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19156 2024-09-21T13:33:41.923796 application/rdf+xml 15206 2024-09-21T13:33:27.625873 image/jpeg 2887 2024-09-21T13:33:27.586864 image/jpeg 148842 2024-09-21T13:33:26.916882 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