George Sand
1) 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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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...
3) 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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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...
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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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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...
7) 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
8) Spiridion
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Extrait: "- Tu dis, ma chère enfant, que ta sœur est morte? Quelle sœur? est-ce que tu as une sœur, toi? - Sténio, répondit Pulchérie, est-il possible que tu accueilles avec tant d'indifférence une telle nouvelle! Je te dis que Lélia n'est plus, et tu feins de ne pas me comprendre! - Lélia n'est pas morte, dit Sténio en secouant la tête. Est-ce que les morts peuvent mourir?"
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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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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...
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Le roman raconte comment l'amour, la lutte pour l'obtenir et sa dignité humaine transforment le héros, rendent sa vie riche et intéressante. Il y a des descriptions de la belle Italie avec des ruines antiques et mystérieusement poétiques et romantiques qui ont impressionné et incité tout le monde à imaginer et à apprécier. Et puis est allé la ligne d'amour-aventure — belle et excitante.
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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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Plongée en plein cœur du terroir
Mon cher fils,
Tu as recueilli diverses traditions, chansons et légendes, (...) car ces choses se perdent à mesure que le paysan s'éclaire, et il est bon de sauver de l'oubli qui marche vite, quelques versions de ce grand poème du merveilleux, dont l'humanité s'est nourrie si longtemps et dont les gens de campagne sont aujourd'hui, à leur insu, les derniers bardes...
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14) Valentine
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This is George Sand's second novel. Like Indiana, her first, it explores the relationship between men and women. Valentine, an aristocratic girl, falls despearately in love with Benedict, the son of a poor farmer. Again, like Indiana, this novel challenges preconceived masculine assumptions about woman's role in society. In loving Benedict, Valentine rebels against her family and her class.
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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...
16) Marianne: Roman
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Une romance pourvue d'une subtile touche de féminisme dans le dernier roman de George Sand, publié juste avant sa mort.
Pierre André aime sans le savoir la charmante Marianne Chevreuse. Tout bascule lorsqu'un vieil ami le sollicite pour arranger le mariage de son fils, un jeune Parisien bien fait et très sûr de lui, avec Marianne. Voilà une demande à laquelle Pierre ne peut se soustraire mais qui lui cause, à son grand étonnement, une vive...
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Roses plead to go out to dance; an old oak tree offers advice; paintings of gods and goddesses come alive. In What Flowers Say, renowned writer George Sand dares children to fantasize, to believe in an alternate world. This magical collection, originally penned for her grandchildren, calls into question what is real, a life lesson from someone who refused to accept the gender roles available to women in the nineteenth century. Sand shares her love...
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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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George Sand's The Seven Strings of the Lyre is a philosophical play written in poetic prose and never intended for perfomance on stage. Completed in 1838 during the early stages of Sand's romantic involvement with Frederic Chopin, it is one of the very few treatments of the Faust legend by a woman. George Kennedy offers the first English translation of this work, along with an introduction that places the play in its philosophical and literary context.The...
20) Ma soeur Jeanne
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Extrait : "Je suis un roturier. Mon père, Jean Bielsa, originaire du village de ce nom, Espagnol de race par conséquent, était pourtant naturalisé Français et domicilié à Pau, d'o il s'absentait sans cesse pour ses affaires. J'y restais avec ma mère et ma sœur Jeanne. Mes souvenirs d'enfance sont très vagues et comme interrompus."
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