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 Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Cabell, James Branch 1879 1958 Cabell, Branch Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The epistle dedicatory -- The prologue -- Simon's hour -- Love at Martinmas -- The casual honeymoon -- The rhyme to porringer -- Actors all -- April's message -- In the second April -- Heart of gold -- The scapegoats -- The ducal audience -- Love's alumni -- The epilogue. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gallantry: Dizain des Fêtes Galantes" by James Branch Cabell is a collection of comedic narratives likely penned in the early 20th century. The work explores romantic entanglements and societal interplay in a setting reminiscent of the 18th century, underlying issues of love, honor, and human imperfection. Central to the narratives are characters like Lady Allonby, the pleasure-seeking widow, and Lord Rokesle, a man caught in the tumult of a sexual and aristocratic milieu. The opening of the collection introduces us to the characters and setting, starting with an epistolary dedication that hints at the playful nature of the work. The prologue sets a tone of witty banter, revealing Lady Allonby's lighthearted irreverence towards the events to come. Characters like the vicar Simon Orts and nobleman Lord Rokesle are fleshed out as they navigate complicated emotions and relationships filled with irony and tension. The stage is set for a social commentary on the nature of gallantry and the human condition, blending humor with a critique of societal norms and expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Fantasy Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 594133 594009 2024-10-04T08:31:45.547686 2023-10-04T07:59:07.547043 text/html text/html 594126 594002 2024-10-04T08:31:45.862677 2023-10-04T07:59:07.771043 text/html text/html 319775 2024-10-04T08:31:57.719619 application/epub+zip 328178 2024-10-04T08:31:50.169648 application/epub+zip 302848 2024-10-04T08:31:48.320650 application/epub+zip 605111 2024-10-04T08:32:03.357106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566215 2024-10-04T08:31:56.500652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460818 2022-09-04T11:41:21.921438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535186 535113 2024-10-04T08:31:44.881682 2023-10-04T07:59:07.173040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 534754 2013-04-20T21:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213066 2013-04-20T21:57:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 534772 2013-04-20T21:54:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212842 2013-04-20T21:57:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21267 2024-10-04T08:32:03.504068 application/rdf+xml 18581 2024-10-04T08:31:49.160651 image/jpeg 4198 2024-10-04T08:31:48.723672 image/jpeg 317586 2024-10-04T08:31:45.913696 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia