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“paul bourget”

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  • The weight of the name

    Exploring societal expectations and personal desires in 19th-century France

    by Paul Bourget ...
    Translated by George Burnham Ives ...
    In "The Weight of the Name," Paul Bourget intricately weaves a narrative that scrutinizes the interplay between identity and societal expectations. This literary exploration captures the inner turmoil of its protagonist, navigating a landscape marked by class distinctions and the burdens of familial legacy. Bourget employs a psychological realism that was pioneering for its time, immersing readers ... Read more

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  • Cosmopolis - Complete

    by Paul Bourget ...
    Cosmopolis - Complete by Paul Bourget libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles! ... Read more

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  • Cosmopolis Volume 1

    by PAUL BOURGET ...
    The novel is a psychological and philosophical exploration of the character Raoul Vignerte, who is a successful and wealthy young man living in Paris. Vignerte is described as a "cosmopolitan" figure, reflecting the attitudes and lifestyles of the upper class in the cosmopolitan city of Paris at the time. The story delves into his inner thoughts and struggles, examining his perceptions of the ... Read more

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  • Cosmopolis Volume 4

    by PAUL BOURGET ...
    The novel is a psychological and philosophical exploration of the character Raoul Vignerte, who is a successful and wealthy young man living in Paris. Vignerte is described as a "cosmopolitan" figure, reflecting the attitudes and lifestyles of the upper class in the cosmopolitan city of Paris at the time. The story delves into his inner thoughts and struggles, examining his perceptions of the ... Read more

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  • Cosmopolis Volume 2

    by PAUL BOURGET ...
    The novel is a psychological and philosophical exploration of the character Raoul Vignerte, who is a successful and wealthy young man living in Paris. Vignerte is described as a "cosmopolitan" figure, reflecting the attitudes and lifestyles of the upper class in the cosmopolitan city of Paris at the time. The story delves into his inner thoughts and struggles, examining his perceptions of the ... Read more

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  • A Living Lie

    by Paul Bourget ...
    "A Living Lie" is a novel written by Paul Bourget, a French author known for his psychological fiction and exploration of complex moral and ethical themes. Bourget's works often delve into the inner workings of the human mind and the intricacies of social relationships.In "A Living Lie," readers can expect a narrative that delves into the psychological depths of its characters, exploring themes ... Read more

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  • The Blue Duchess

    by Paul Bourget ...
    "The Blue Duchess" centers around the life of a noblewoman, likely referred to as the "Blue Duchess" due to her association with the color blue, which could be symbolic or related to her title or family heritage. The novel is set in the aristocratic circles of France, where societal expectations, family honor, and personal desires often collide.The duchess is portrayed as a complex and ... Read more

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  • A Tragic Idyl

    by Paul Bourget ...
    That night (toward the end of February, 188—) a vast crowd was thronging the halls of the Casino at Monte Carlo. It was one of the momentary occasions, well known to all who have passed the winter season on the Corniche, when a sudden and prodigious afflux of composite humanity transfigures that place, ordinarily so vulgar with the brutal luxury of the people whom it satisfies. The gay madness ... Read more

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  • A Love Crime

    by Paul Bourget ...
    The little drawing-room was illuminated by the soft light of three lamps—tall lamps standing on Japanese vases and bearing globes upon which rested flexible shades of a pale blue tint. The door was hidden by a piece of tapestry; two walls were hung with another piece, which was covered with large figures. Both windows were draped with curtains—drawn just now—of deep red colour and heavy of fold. ... Read more

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  • The French Fiction Compendium: 73 Must-Reads

    A Panoramic Anthology of Realism, Romance, Mystery, Naturalism, and Modernist French Fiction

    by Augustin Filon, Alain René Le Sage, Remy de Gourmont, Paul de Kock, Georges Clemenceau, Erckmann-Chatrian, Pierre Louÿs, Anatole France, Henry Bordeaux, George Sand, Gaston Leroux, Alphonse Daudet, Emile Gaboriau, Henry Gréville, Eugène Sue, Paul Bourget, Guillaume Apollinaire, André Gide, Émile Zola, Pierre Benoît, Alfred de Musset, J.-K. Huysmans, Gustave Droz, Honoré de Balzac ...
    The French Fiction Compendium: 73 Must-Reads surveys the remarkable breadth of French prose, gathering tales and novels that move from Romantic introspection and social comedy to sensation fiction, Naturalism, Symbolist experiment, erotic provocation, detective intrigue, and early modernist innovation. Its selections illuminate fiction's capacity to register private desire alongside public ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate Farm Life Compendium: 18 Must-Read Books

    French Rural Classics of Peasant Life, Provincial Society, and Countryside Change

    by Augustin Filon, Alain René Le Sage, Remy de Gourmont, Paul de Kock, Georges Clemenceau, Erckmann-Chatrian, Pierre Louÿs, Anatole France, Henry Bordeaux, George Sand, Gaston Leroux, Alphonse Daudet, Emile Gaboriau, Henry Gréville, Eugène Sue, Paul Bourget, Guillaume Apollinaire, André Gide, Emile Zola, Pierre Benoît, Alfred de Musset, J.-K. Huysmans, Gustave Droz, Honoré de Balzac ...
    The Ultimate Farm Life Compendium gathers eighteen works into a capacious portrait of rural existence in French literature: a world of labor, inheritance, desire, deprivation, superstition, and social change. Its selections range across pastoral evocation, realist observation, melodrama, satire, psychological fiction, mystery, and experimental modern prose. Country settings become more than scenic ... Read more

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  • A Tragic Idyl

    by Paul Bourget ...
    "A Tragic Idyl" is a novel that explores the complexities of love, passion, and morality in the context of 19th-century French society. The story revolves around the lives of two protagonists, André and Marthe, who are drawn together by a powerful and forbidden love.As the plot unfolds, André and Marthe find themselves entangled in a web of desire, jealousy, and betrayal that threatens to destroy ... Read more

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