Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 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: Paris, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dagny, and David Widger. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 1" by Émile Zola is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book follows the life and struggles of Abbe Pierre Froment, a Catholic priest grappling with his faith amidst the decay of religious belief in contemporary society. It poignantly addresses themes of poverty, social injustice, and the clerical responsibility to the impoverished, reflecting Zola's views on the changing moral landscape of Paris. The opening of the novel introduces us to Abbe Pierre Froment as he prepares for a mass at the Sacred Heart in Montmartre. He is approached by a fellow priest, Abbe Rose, who asks him to deliver alms to a dying old house-painter, highlighting the dire conditions faced by the poor. As Pierre contemplates his task, he is filled with memories of his own struggles with faith and purpose, having returned from disillusioning visits to both Lourdes and Rome. The narrative sets the stage for the exploration of contrasts within Paris—between the affluent and the destitute, revealing a city in turmoil where the priest faces the challenge of reconciling his commitment to charity with the perceived failures of religious institutions to address the needs of the suffering. The scene vividly establishes Pierre's internal conflict and immerses readers in the day-to-day realities of 19th-century Parisian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clergy -- Fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Catholics -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 280691 280692 2024-11-04T09:36:25.127976 2023-10-04T09:03:12.618848 text/html text/html 277770 2017-06-02T13:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 106830 2017-06-02T13:43:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 180316 2024-11-04T09:36:32.195911 application/epub+zip 183284 2024-11-04T09:36:28.261944 application/epub+zip 175743 2024-11-04T09:36:27.015937 application/epub+zip 365331 2024-11-04T09:36:35.241899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353797 2024-11-04T09:36:31.422913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272712 2022-09-04T13:14:47.400939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269200 269154 2024-11-04T09:36:24.612992 2023-10-04T09:03:12.282839 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269018 2014-04-13T16:14:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105178 2017-06-02T13:43:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21754 2024-11-04T09:36:35.382890 application/rdf+xml 15918 2024-11-04T09:36:27.571928 image/jpeg 3605 2024-11-04T09:36:27.289951 image/jpeg 176992 2024-11-04T09:36:25.153974 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