To Tell You the Truth

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrick, Leonard, 1864-1939

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"To Tell You the Truth" by Leonard Merrick is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Marie Lamande, a talented pianist who leaves her small-town life in France with ambitions of making it big in Paris. Her journey unfolds through resilience and the struggle for recognition, alongside the emotional turmoil stemming from her circumstances and decisions. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Marie Lamande, who, at the age of twenty-seven, escapes from the oppressive atmosphere of her hometown to pursue her dream of becoming a celebrated artist in Paris. Struggling to establish herself, she takes on meager teaching jobs while longing for opportunities to perform. As she faces the harsh realities of life in the city, her association with an impoverished widow leads to a life-altering decision involving a child left behind after a tragic accident. The opening portion sets the stage for Marie's internal conflict and the ethical dilemmas that will arise as she grapples with her ambitions and the responsibilities she reluctantly takes on. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Mademoiselle ma mère

Aribaud's two wives

That villain her father

The statue

The celebrity at home

Picq plays the hero

A flat to spare

A portrait of a coward

The boom

Pilar Naranjo

The girl who was tired of love

In the year of our Lord 1918

A pot of pansies

Floromond and Frisonnette.

Credits:

Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Scans generously made available by the Internet Archive - Cornell University Library)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2013-09-16