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Uniform Title: La grande flibuste. Dutch
Title: De graaf de Lhorailles
Series Title: Aimard's Indiaansche verhalen, [12]
Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "De Graaf de Lhorailles" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the tumultuous and adventurous era of the exploration of America, focusing on adventurers, gold seekers, and the complex social dynamics of Mexican society. The narrative begins to weave the lives of several characters, including the bold don Martial and the troubled Anita, as they navigate a world filled with greed, ambition, and romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the city of Guaymas amid a gold rush, where a vibrant fiesta named "feria de plata" is unfolding. Amidst the gambling excitement, we meet don Martial, a well-dressed, charismatic man, who becomes a central figure due to his involvement in a high-stakes card game. Meanwhile, we are introduced to the haciendero don Sylva and his daughter Anita, highlighting the societal pressures and familial expectations surrounding their arranged marriage to a foreign nobleman, the titular Graaf de Lhorailles. As the festivities escalate, tension builds around personal desires versus societal obligations, setting the stage for a story rich in adventure, romance, and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883
Illustrator: Rochussen, Charles, 1814-1894
EBook No.: 65517
Published: Jun 5, 2021
Downloads: 102
Language: Dutch
Subject: Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
Subject: Mexico -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: La grande flibuste. Dutch
Title: De graaf de Lhorailles
Series Title: Aimard's Indiaansche verhalen, [12]
Note: Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "De Graaf de Lhorailles" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the tumultuous and adventurous era of the exploration of America, focusing on adventurers, gold seekers, and the complex social dynamics of Mexican society. The narrative begins to weave the lives of several characters, including the bold don Martial and the troubled Anita, as they navigate a world filled with greed, ambition, and romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the city of Guaymas amid a gold rush, where a vibrant fiesta named "feria de plata" is unfolding. Amidst the gambling excitement, we meet don Martial, a well-dressed, charismatic man, who becomes a central figure due to his involvement in a high-stakes card game. Meanwhile, we are introduced to the haciendero don Sylva and his daughter Anita, highlighting the societal pressures and familial expectations surrounding their arranged marriage to a foreign nobleman, the titular Graaf de Lhorailles. As the festivities escalate, tension builds around personal desires versus societal obligations, setting the stage for a story rich in adventure, romance, and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883
Illustrator: Rochussen, Charles, 1814-1894
EBook No.: 65517
Published: Jun 5, 2021
Downloads: 102
Language: Dutch
Subject: Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
Subject: Mexico -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.