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 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 110 Merrick, Leonard 1864 1939 A Chair on the Boulevard Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. The tragedy of a comic song -- Tricotrin entertains -- The fatal Florozonde -- The opportunity of Petitpas -- The café of the broken heart -- The dress clothes of monsieur Pomponnet -- The suicides in the Rue Sombre -- The conspiracy for Claudine -- The doll in the pink silk dress -- The last effect -- An invitation to dinner -- The judgment of Paris -- The fairy poodle -- Little-Flower-of-the-Wood -- A miracle in Montmartre -- The danger of being a twin -- Hercules and Aphrodite -- "Pardon, you are mademoiselle Girard!" -- How Tricotrin saw London -- The infidelity of monsieur Noulens. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ginny Brewer, Tom Allen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Chair on the Boulevard" by Leonard Merrick is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century. The book seems to explore themes of love, ambition, and the struggles of creative individuals in the vibrant and sometimes harsh milieu of Parisian life. The opening story, "The Tragedy of a Comic Song," introduces the protagonist, Gustave Tricotrin, a poet grappling with the bittersweet realities of his artistic aspirations. The opening of the work unfolds in a restaurant where Tricotrin encounters a melancholic young Frenchman deeply affected by a nostalgic tune played by an organ-grinder. This interaction leads Tricotrin to share the tale of a young woman, Paulette Fleury, who intertwined her fate with two aspiring artists, Tricotrin himself and his friend Pitou. As they embark on a journey to create a comic song for her, the narrative explores themes of artistic devotion, the complexities of love, and the harsh realities of striving for success in the unforgiving world of performance art. The compelling character dynamics and emotional depth hinted at in this story suggest that the collection may resonate well with readers interested in the human condition and the artistic spirit amidst the backdrop of 1920s Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paris (France) -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 536594 536461 2024-10-04T12:37:39.922861 2023-10-05T04:26:56.337762 text/html text/html 536587 536454 2024-10-04T12:37:40.336908 2023-10-05T04:26:56.557761 text/html text/html 281200 2024-10-04T12:37:50.302798 application/epub+zip 289331 2024-10-04T12:37:43.591830 application/epub+zip 275753 2024-10-04T12:37:42.280850 application/epub+zip 506772 2024-10-04T12:37:55.275773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478721 2024-10-04T12:37:49.462786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433366 2022-09-05T06:08:15.522668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479581 479499 2024-10-04T12:37:39.418842 2023-10-05T04:26:55.965770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 479189 2020-12-27T05:59:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190022 2020-12-27T05:59:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479180 2020-12-27T05:59:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189762 2020-12-27T05:59:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21749 2024-10-04T12:37:55.417782 application/rdf+xml 13780 2024-10-04T12:37:42.838836 image/jpeg 3846 2024-10-04T12:37:42.558824 image/jpeg 277721 2024-10-04T12:37:40.382869 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia