Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 43 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4 Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dagny and David Widger "The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores themes of faith, illness, and the human condition against the backdrop of the famous pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France. The narrative centers around the experiences of patients in the Hospital of Our Lady of Dolours, particularly focusing on Marie, a young woman who clings to the hope of miraculous healing, and juxtaposes her story with the tragic fate of other terminally ill characters around her. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Marie, who believes she will be cured on a specific day, eagerly waiting for the arrival of a miraculous event. As she remains in her hospital bed, filled with hope and joy, the atmosphere is tainted by the impending death of Madame Vetu, a fellow patient who succumbs to her ailments despite the fervent hopes of those around her. Zola vividly paints the contrasting emotions within the hospital, capturing the poignant moments of expectation and despair. The opening portion sets a powerful tone, engaging readers with the depth of human desires and tragedies while hinting at the larger spiritual questions surrounding the belief in miracles and the nature of suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- Fiction Catholics -- Fiction Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Fiction Lourdes (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 257196 257128 2024-10-04T07:43:39.141837 2023-10-04T07:22:47.125182 text/html text/html 257189 257121 2024-10-04T07:43:39.394842 2023-10-04T07:22:47.284186 text/html text/html 166643 2024-10-04T07:43:45.975900 application/epub+zip 169680 2024-10-04T07:43:42.427826 application/epub+zip 161780 2024-10-04T07:43:41.233803 application/epub+zip 352280 2024-10-04T07:43:48.686480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339769 2024-10-04T07:43:45.253833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252729 2022-09-04T10:46:30.978632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239784 239767 2024-10-04T07:43:38.689852 2023-10-04T07:22:46.806165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 234896 2020-12-26T18:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90687 2020-12-26T18:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20922 2024-10-04T07:43:48.811278 application/rdf+xml 17150 2024-10-04T07:43:41.782817 image/jpeg 3835 2024-10-04T07:43:41.509802 image/jpeg 165079 2024-10-04T07:43:39.416858 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 en.wikipedia