Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 357 Daudet, Alphonse 1840 1897 Daudet, Louis Marie Alphonse Cerf, Barry 1881 1948 Tartarin de Tarascon Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarin_of_Tarascon Introduction, notes and excercises in English. Produced by Ted Garvin, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Tartarin de Tarascon" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel written in the late 19th century that captures the whimsical adventures and exaggerated persona of its titular hero. The story revolves around Tartarin, a larger-than-life character from the small town of Tarascon, whose dreams and aspirations far exceed the mundane existence of provincial life. He harbors a romantic yearning for adventure, particularly in the realm of hunting, which leads him into humorous predicaments and reflects the culture of exaggeration that is characteristic of southern France. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Tartarin's life in Tarascon, where his reputation as a grand hunter and local hero is established. The narrative describes his home, adorned with exotic plants and an array of weapons that underscore his adventurous spirit. However, the reality of his life is laced with irony—he has never left Tarascon and spends his days engaging in absurd 'hunts' for hats rather than actual game. Tartarin's dual identity emerges, characterized by a quixotic thirst for adventure and the complacent comfort of his bourgeois existence. This opening sets the stage for the subsequent exploration of his fanciful endeavors, including a proposed journey to Africa for lion hunting that captivates the townspeople, igniting both excitement and a sense of rivalry among them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Algeria -- Fiction Lion hunting -- Fiction PQ Text FR Jeunesse Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 479771 2025-06-05T04:19:27.092318 text/html 456349 2023-09-29T15:05:28 text/html 254071 2025-06-05T04:19:42.247249 application/epub+zip 262336 2025-06-05T04:19:31.878264 application/epub+zip 240868 2025-06-05T04:19:29.776287 application/epub+zip 513713 2025-06-05T04:19:48.422202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436850 2025-06-05T04:19:40.353229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493329 2022-09-05T09:25:50.321245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382725 2025-06-05T04:19:24.094342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384216 2023-09-29T14:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17669 2025-06-05T04:19:48.596186 application/rdf+xml 13210 2025-06-05T04:19:30.437267 image/jpeg 3260 2025-06-05T04:19:30.102271 image/jpeg 244808 2025-06-05T04:19:27.134310 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia