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Two years after his wife's death, Germain is encouraged to move on and find a new woman and home to accommodate his three growing children. He travels to visit a single woman who is eager to start a new family.
Following his daughter's death, Père Maurice has provided constant support for his son-in-law Germain. But after two years, he pushes him to find a new wife. Germain is a young man with three children in need of a mother. Maurice sends him...
2) Consuelo
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Considered to be George Sand's masterpiece, “Consuelo” tells the riveting story of a gypsy singer who goes on to become one of the great contemporary opera singers. Set in mid-19th century Venice, Austria, and Bohemia, “Consuelo” takes the reader on an emotional and groundbreaking story of love and music.
George Sand was one of the most important writers of the 19th century. She boldly wrote of women like herself. Women who knew what they...
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Excerpt: "I wrote the Sin of Monsieur Antoine in the country, during a season of tranquillity, outward and inward, such as seldom occurs in one's life. It was in 1845, a period when criticism of society, as it was, and dreams of an ideal society attained in the press a degree of freedom of development comparable to that of the eighteenth century. Some day, perhaps, people will find it difficult to believe the trivial but exceedingly characteristic...
4) Leone Leoni
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This novel reverses the Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut and gives Manon's helplessly amoral character to a man, Leoni. Juliette, the girl he seduces, becomes the exponent of undying, endless, forgiving love. The setting is the demimonde of Venice, and the plot is thick with sinister figures whose influence drags the miserable lovers down.
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Excerpt: "I wrote the Sin of Monsieur Antoine in the country, during a season of tranquillity, outward and inward, such as seldom occurs in one's life. It was in 1845, a period when criticism of society, as it was, and dreams of an ideal society attained in the press a degree of freedom of development comparable to that of the eighteenth century. Some day, perhaps, people will find it difficult to believe the trivial but exceedingly characteristic...
6) Indiana
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Indiana, a young woman stuck in a loveless marriage, is seduced by a charming neighbor who is not as polished and pure as he appears. She embarks on a journey to find real love, leading to an unexpected discovery about the object of her affection.
Indiana is a young woman from French Louisiana who's married to the much older Colonel Delmare. Their union is strict and often oppressive, leaving her unfulfilled. Indiana shares their home with her cousin...
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"The Tower of Percemont" by George Sand, a luminary of French literature, is a remarkable narrative set against the backdrop of the French Third Republic. This gripping novel unfolds in the scenic Auvergne region of France, interweaving the socio-political changes post-Paris Commune with the tale of a provincial lawyer embodying the rising middle-class. As the story unfolds, you'll journey into a compelling exploration of republicanism and patriarchal...
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Little Fadette was originally published in 1849. It forms part of George Sand's series of pastoral novels that evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes The Devil's Pool, François the Waif, and The Bagpipers. Little Fadette is a coming of age tale that tells the story of Fadette, destitute granddaughter of the village witch, and her well-off neighbours, the twins Landry and Sylvinet.
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The Bagpipers is a novel by George Sand, first published in 1853. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and François the Waif, which are also available from Hawthorne Classics. The Bagpipers tells the story of two sets of lovers who struggle to find their place in the rural societies of 19th-century France.
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François the Waif is a short novel by George Sand, first published in 1848. It forms part of her series of pastoral novels, which evoke on the peasant world of the author's home region of Berry. The series also includes, The Devil's Pool, Little Fadette, and The Bagpipers. François the Waif tells the story of the foundling, François, and his life with his adopted mother Madeleine.
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In "The Marquis de Villemer," acclaimed author George Sand intricately weaves a tale of love, society, and self-discovery set in the backdrop of 19th-century France. This provocative narrative showcases Sand's keen observations on the class dynamics of her time, offering a profound exploration of the human spirit that continues to resonate today. Readers find themselves transported to a world of elegance and charm, where the complexities of love and...
12) Mauprat
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Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837.Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres - the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been called a plot of female socialization, in which the hero is taught by the heroine how to live peacefully in society....
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Plongez-vous dans l'univers enchanteur de "La Mare au Diable" de George Sand, une histoire touchante et poétique qui célèbre l'amour et la nature. Suivez les pas de Germain, un jeune veuf qui doit faire face aux défis de la vie et aux responsabilités qui lui incombent. Germain se rend au village voisin accompagné de son fils Petit-Pierre et d'une jeune fille, Marie, qu'il doit marier. Leur périple à travers la campagne offre une occasion de...
14) Nanon
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Le roman est réalisé pour le personnage principal, Nanon, une simple paysanne, puis une fille qui a vécu un mode de vie difficile, parfois excitant, à l'époque des événements révolutionnaires en France. L'image de l'héroïne est trop parfaite, elle est gentille, facile à utiliser, modeste, travailleuse, déterminée... Elle est prête à sacrifier son amour pour le bien-être d'un être cher
15) Jacques
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Tu veux, mon amie, que je te dise la vérité ; tu me reproches d'être trop mademoiselle avec toi, comme nous disions au couvent. Il faut absolument, dis-tu que je t'ouvre mon cœur et que je te dise si j'aime M. Jacques. Eh bien ! oui, ma chère, je l'aime, et beaucoup. Pourquoi n'en conviendrais-je pas à présent ? notre contrat de mariage sera signé demain, et avant un mois nous serons unis. Rassure-toi donc, et ne t'effraie plus de voir les...
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Une édition de référence de La Petite Fadette de George Sand, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Mais, comme il marchait la tête basse et les yeux fichés en terre, il sentit quelqu'un qui lui tapait l'épaule, et se retournant il vit la petite-fille de la mère Fadet, qu'on appelait dans le pays la petite Fadette, autant pour ce que c'était son nom de famille que pour ce qu'on voulait qu'elle fût un peu...
17) Valentine
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Extrait : "La partie sud-est du Berry renferme quelques lieues d'un pays singulièrement pittoresque. La grande route qui le traverse dans la direction de Paris à Clermont étant bordée des terres les plus habitées, il est difficile au voyageur de soupçonner la beauté des sites qui l'avoisinent. Mais à celui qui, cherchant l'ombre et le silence, s'enfoncerait dans un de ces chemins tortueux et encaissés qui débouchent sur la route à chaque...
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Extrait : "Parmi les nombreux protégés du favori Concini, don Antonio d'Alvimar, Epagnol d'origine italienne, qui signait Sciarra d'Alvamar, fut un des moins remarqués, et cependant un des plus remarquables par son esprit, son instruction et la distinction de ses manières. C'était un fort joli cavalier, dont la figure n'annonçait pas plus de vingt ans, bien qu'à cette époque il en déclarât trente."
19) Spiridion
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An abbot's ghost searches for an intelligent monk to exhume his manuscript from a hellish crypt and learn the truth that monks lack two things: freedom of inquiry and benevolence.
Both Gothic and philosophical, Spiridion tells the story of a young novice, Angel, who finds himself cruelly ostracized by his monastic superiors and terrified by the ghostly visits of his monastery's founder, the abbot Spiridion. Though he founded the monastery on the...
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Une édition de référence de François le Champi de George Sand, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« La nature est une œuvre d'art, mais Dieu est le seul artiste qui existe, et l'homme n'est qu'un arrangeur de mauvais goût. La nature est belle, le sentiment s'exhale de tous ses pores ; l'amour, la jeunesse, la beauté y sont impérissables. Mais l'homme n'a pour les sentir et les exprimer que des moyens absurdes...
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