Les aventures d'une fourmi rouge et les mémoires d'un pierrot

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Blanchère, Henri de, 1821-1880

Contributor:

Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904

Mesnel, A.

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les aventures d'une fourmi rouge et les mémoires d'un pierrot" by La Blanchère is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the tales of a red ant, exploring themes of society, warfare, and survival among the insect world. The protagonist, a bold and distinguished red ant named Hercule, takes the reader through her experiences as she leads her colony in battles for dominance and resources against rival ant species. The opening of the novel introduces a scene of excitement and fervor as the red ant colony prepares for war, showcasing the robust organization and battle cries of the soldiers as they set out to conquer enemy ant colonies for the purpose of enslavement. Through Hercule's narration, readers gain insights into the motivations behind the warfare, as she justifies their aggression toward other ant species in the pursuit of survival and the expansion of their own colony. The scene is animated and vivid, setting a tone that reflects the complex social structures and instinctual behaviors characteristic of ant life, providing an intriguing glimpse into the mind and world of these small yet fierce creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Claudine Corbasson, Nicole Pasteur and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (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: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2017-06-26