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Title: Les trois pirates (1/2)

Note: Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "Les trois pirates (1/2)" by Edouard Corbière is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around three distinct characters— a wayward naval officer, an uneducated sailor, and a scheming seminarian— who each navigate a moral landscape that leads them toward a shared goal, albeit a nefarious one. Through their interactions and differing motivations, the book explores themes of freedom, moral depravity, and the philosophical underpinnings of crime. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the setting of the Café de la Pointe, a popular dive for sailors and corsairs. Amid a violent storm, three young mariners engage in conspiratorial discussions about the fortune left by one of their deceased relatives, while one of the café's patrons eavesdrops. As they debate whether to indulge in gambling or pursue piracy in search of wealth, their characters surface: the ambitious captor Salvage, the greedy Bastringue, and the cunning José. The tone is infused with a mix of humor and gravity, setting the stage for a story that promises both adventure and moral complexity as these flawed characters embark on their illicit endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875

EBook No.: 58088

Published: Oct 13, 2018

Downloads: 39

Language: French

Subject: Pirates -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Les trois pirates (1/2)

Note: Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "Les trois pirates (1/2)" by Edouard Corbière is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around three distinct characters— a wayward naval officer, an uneducated sailor, and a scheming seminarian— who each navigate a moral landscape that leads them toward a shared goal, albeit a nefarious one. Through their interactions and differing motivations, the book explores themes of freedom, moral depravity, and the philosophical underpinnings of crime. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the setting of the Café de la Pointe, a popular dive for sailors and corsairs. Amid a violent storm, three young mariners engage in conspiratorial discussions about the fortune left by one of their deceased relatives, while one of the café's patrons eavesdrops. As they debate whether to indulge in gambling or pursue piracy in search of wealth, their characters surface: the ambitious captor Salvage, the greedy Bastringue, and the cunning José. The tone is infused with a mix of humor and gravity, setting the stage for a story that promises both adventure and moral complexity as these flawed characters embark on their illicit endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Corbière, Edouard, 1793-1875

EBook No.: 58088

Published: Oct 13, 2018

Downloads: 39

Language: French

Subject: Pirates -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.