Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 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 5 Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dagny and David Widger "The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 5" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book is part of Zola's extensive series examining the lives and struggles of various characters amid the backdrop of the national pilgrimage to Lourdes. Central to this installment are the characters Pierre, a young priest, and Marie, the daughter of M. de Guersaint, as they navigate the complex interactions of faith, suffering, and the quest for miracles in a deeply religious atmosphere. The opening of the novel introduces Pierre, who is unable to sleep due to concerns over the absence of M. de Guersaint and the chaotic environment of the Hotel of the Apparitions. As he wrestles with insomnia, a crisis arises when a neighbor alerts him to the potential death of Madame Chaise. This moment reveals the tensions between life, death, and the weight of expectations surrounding miraculous healings. The narrative unfolds through the juxtaposition of Pierre's professional duties and personal struggles, alongside the joyous return of Marie, who has experienced a miraculous cure at Lourdes. The early chapters thus set the stage for a rich exploration of themes such as hope, despair, and the nature of miracles, while hinting at the broader societal implications of faith in an increasingly modern world. (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: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 299124 299056 2024-10-04T07:43:49.273359 2023-10-04T07:22:53.925272 text/html text/html 299117 299049 2024-10-04T07:43:49.519272 2023-10-04T07:22:54.087220 text/html text/html 185125 2024-10-04T07:43:56.384238 application/epub+zip 188407 2024-10-04T07:43:52.591268 application/epub+zip 180144 2024-10-04T07:43:51.392263 application/epub+zip 379496 2024-10-04T07:43:59.354255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365640 2024-10-04T07:43:55.666284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278540 2022-09-04T10:46:41.938734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280508 280491 2024-10-04T07:43:48.953320 2023-10-04T07:22:53.706228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275620 2020-12-26T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106809 2020-12-26T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21282 2024-10-04T07:43:59.482212 application/rdf+xml 17222 2024-10-04T07:43:51.944293 image/jpeg 3843 2024-10-04T07:43:51.659275 image/jpeg 181825 2024-10-04T07:43:49.545287 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