Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 110 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Stritzko, Jos. A. V. La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque. English The Queen Pedauque Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Translation of La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque Text files produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Queen Pedauque" by Anatole France is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of Jacques Tournebroche, a young man training in the culinary arts at his father's cookshop, and his encounters with various eccentric characters, including the learned but flawed Abbé Jérôme Coignard. The narrative intertwines themes of magic, philosophy, and the nature of existence as Tournebroche navigates his way through a world filled with both mundane and mystical elements. At the start of "The Queen Pedauque," we are introduced to Jacques Tournebroche, who recounts the peculiar occurrences of his life, including the teachings of Abbé Coignard, a man of great knowledge with a penchant for philosophical musings and bizarre adventures. Jacques hails from a humble cookshop and begins his education under the tutelage of Coignard after being encouraged by his father to learn both the culinary arts and letters. The opening chapters establish a rich milieu, complete with discussions on the absurdities of life, reflections on food and nourishment, and the entrance of mysterious characters such as M. d'Asterac, who introduces a more profound, alchemical philosophy of life. The blend of humor and depth provides an engaging glimpse into a narrative that promises both levity and thoughtful contemplation on the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bildungsromans Egypt -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction Mary, of Egypt, Saint -- Fiction Picaresque fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 523743 523744 2024-10-03T09:45:51.634261 2023-10-03T08:48:26.707787 text/html text/html 540843 2021-02-26T01:15:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 186004 2021-02-26T01:15:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 260889 2024-10-03T09:45:59.733246 application/epub+zip 268781 2024-10-03T09:45:53.892268 application/epub+zip 268782 2024-10-03T09:45:52.497277 application/epub+zip 483916 2024-10-03T09:46:04.348693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452793 2024-10-03T09:45:58.916225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424629 2022-09-03T12:27:01.462263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451149 451021 2024-10-03T09:45:50.693264 2023-10-03T08:48:25.876800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 457696 2016-10-05T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 178110 2016-10-05T12:20:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 450595 2013-04-15T12:06:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177100 2013-04-15T12:06:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 450593 2013-04-15T12:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176841 2013-04-15T12:06:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25289 2024-10-03T09:46:04.491699 application/rdf+xml 13807 2024-10-03T09:45:53.072268 image/jpeg 3631 2024-10-03T09:45:52.780275 image/jpeg 252845 2024-10-03T09:45:51.677317 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