Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Silvestre, Armand 1837 1901 Silvestre, Paul-Armand Sylvestre, Armand Silvestre, A. (Armand) Sylvestre, Paul Armand Contes à la brune 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 "Contes à la brune" by Armand Silvestre is a collection of romantic tales written during the late 19th century. The opening sets a lyrical and poetic tone, introducing a world where love intertwines with melancholy and joy, reflecting on deep feelings and experiences that the author aims to explore through various narratives. The opening of the work begins with the author expressing gratitude to a woman who inspired these tales and promises his loyal readers a blend of his best writings filled with sincerity. Silvestre poetically describes the duality of love—its ability to bring both supreme happiness and deep sorrow—while also hinting at themes of beauty, especially focusing on the allure of darker-haired women versus the traditional beauty of blondes. As the narrative unfolds, there are elements of self-reflection and musings about the seasons, particularly the arrival of spring, setting a reflective and somewhat nostalgic atmosphere. Silvestre's use of elaborate imagery and rich language creates a vivid emotional landscape, inviting readers into the complex interplay of love and nature that he intends to further develop throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Short Stories Category: Romance Category: French Literature 275126 2025-07-05T14:10:45.174617 text/html 275242 275011 2024-11-05T16:56:56.750212 2023-10-06T04:57:35.207570 text/html text/html 176681 2025-07-05T14:10:51.212560 application/epub+zip 178950 2025-07-05T14:10:47.709588 application/epub+zip 173331 2025-07-05T14:10:46.623598 application/epub+zip 330607 2025-07-05T14:10:54.096079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301435 2025-07-05T14:10:50.558553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278014 2022-09-06T20:00:32.400507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250952 2025-07-05T14:10:44.883621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231144 2024-10-28T19:25:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17667 2025-07-05T14:10:54.214041 application/rdf+xml 12751 2025-07-05T14:10:47.130563 image/jpeg 3360 2025-07-05T14:10:46.863584 image/jpeg 172353 2025-07-05T14:10:45.197618 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