Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 51 Bernhardt, Sarah 1844 1923 Bernhardt, Rosine Bernard Damala The Idol of Paris Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Idol of Paris" by Sarah Bernhardt is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Esperance Darbois, the daughter of a distinguished philosopher, as she navigates her aspirations to become a celebrated actress against the backdrop of familial expectations and societal norms in Paris and Brussels. The opening of the narrative sets the stage in the Darbois family's dining room, where we meet Esperance and her relatives. The dialogue captures a spirited debate about women's rights and the pursuit of individual goals, especially regarding Esperance's desire to choose a career in acting contrary to traditional expectations. As the family discusses life choices, we observe Esperance's passion for the theatre and her determination, despite the challenges posed by her father's philosophical beliefs and her godfather's cynicism about the stage. The chapter concludes with a dramatic turn as Esperance faintly collapses under the weight of the conversation, hinting at the intense emotional journey she will embark upon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paris (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 464213 464090 2024-10-03T12:04:28.899044 2023-10-03T10:32:44.250465 text/html text/html 464206 464083 2024-10-03T12:04:29.188028 2023-10-03T10:32:44.450492 text/html text/html 233339 2024-10-03T12:04:37.494087 application/epub+zip 239879 2024-10-03T12:04:31.208046 application/epub+zip 239880 2024-10-03T12:04:29.947049 application/epub+zip 443495 2024-10-03T12:04:42.390980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403850 2024-10-03T12:04:36.539008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377843 2022-09-04T04:26:53.617210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411556 411484 2024-10-03T12:04:28.423057 2023-10-03T10:32:43.913477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411619 2014-09-12T19:57:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153686 2014-09-12T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411610 2014-09-12T19:57:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153606 2014-09-12T19:59:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20960 2024-10-03T12:04:42.520957 application/rdf+xml 12219 2024-10-03T12:04:30.494023 image/jpeg 3453 2024-10-03T12:04:30.221186 image/jpeg 227098 2024-10-03T12:04:29.226029 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