Contes, Nouvelles et Recits

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janin, Jules, 1804-1874.

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Contes, Nouvelles et Recits" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology opens with a tale that explores themes of suffering, justice, and the supernatural, featuring characters such as a cruel bailiff and the devil. The stories reflect the socio-political climate of the time, highlighting the struggles of the common people against oppressive authority. The opening of the book introduces a harrowing narrative about a desolate region ravaged by war and tyranny, governed by a malevolent bailiff who brings despair to the villages under his control. As the narrative unfolds, the bailiff encounters the devil during a grim journey, leading to a series of dark and ironic exchanges that illustrate the bailiff's greed and moral decay. The story sets a stern tone, juxtaposing the bailiff's heartless actions with the suffering of the villagers, ultimately culminating in a twist of fate that evokes themes of justice-a moral underpinning suggesting that cruelty and tyranny may lead to one's downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Tout de bon coeur

L'Épagneul maître d'école

Mlle de Malboissière

Mlle de Launay

Zémire

Versailles

Le Poète en voyage

La reine Marguerite.

Credits:

Produced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr

Notes:

Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-06-01