Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Laboulaye, Édouard 1811 1883 Laboulaye, Édouard-René Lefebvre de Lefebvre, Renato Laboulaye, Edouard-Rene Lefebvre de Nouveaux contes bleus Contes islandais Zerbin le farouche Le pacha berger Perlino La sagesse des nations ou Les voyages du capitaine Jean Le château de la vie Produced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Nouveaux contes bleus" by Édouard Laboulaye is a collection of fairy tales written during the late 19th century. The stories celebrate playful imagination and moral lessons, drawing inspiration from various cultural folklore, including Icelandic legends and other European traditions. The opening portion suggests themes of justice, humor in misfortune, and the moral dimensions related to love and revenge, highlighting distinctive characters such as Briam, an innocent fool, who confronts tyranny for vengeance. The beginning of "Nouveaux contes bleus" introduces Briam, a simple but poignant character living in Iceland under the rule of an avaricious and cruel king. Following a tragic incident where the king’s guards kill his family for a cow, Briam descends into madness, becoming the court jester. Despite his foolishness, he delivers sharp truths that resonate within the court, culminating in a dramatic revenge against the king when a series of chaotic events leads to the king's demise. This opening segments sets the stage for whimsical storytelling that blends folly and irony, ultimately serving as a commentary on the nature of power and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Contes Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 402974 2025-08-05T14:03:07.839110 text/html 403066 402835 2024-11-05T15:57:21.740235 2023-10-06T04:11:39.930029 text/html text/html 223291 2025-08-05T14:03:15.579097 application/epub+zip 229563 2025-08-05T14:03:10.802130 application/epub+zip 216298 2025-08-05T14:03:09.546122 application/epub+zip 422530 2025-08-05T14:03:19.153060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398973 2025-08-05T14:03:14.811134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373862 2022-09-06T18:54:08.288567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357555 2025-08-05T14:03:07.283150 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337650 2024-10-28T19:12:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18228 2025-08-05T14:03:19.300064 application/rdf+xml 14819 2025-08-05T14:03:10.056087 image/jpeg 3552 2025-08-05T14:03:09.792096 image/jpeg 221143 2025-08-05T14:03:07.871131 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 fr.wikipedia