Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Révoil, Bénédict-Henry 1816 1882 Révoil, B. H. (Bénédict Henry) Revoil, Benedict-Henry Nouveaux contes extraordinaires Un tête-à-tête avec une Panthère -- Le Garrotte -- Une exécution à San-Francisco -- L'arbre anthropophage -- La prairie en feu -- Une chasse en ballon -- Empalé -- Les Gauchos -- Un combat entre ciel et terre -- Un Vaisseau-Fantôme -- Le Pifferaro. 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 extraordinaires" by Bénédict-Henry Révoil is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This work includes adventurous narratives that explore human encounters with nature, beasts, and various moral dilemmas, often set against picturesque backdrops such as the Mississippi River or the conflicts occurring during the Mexican-American War. Themes of survival, the wilderness, and the interplay between civilization and the untamed world are prevalent, suggesting a vivid exploration of human experience in extraordinary circumstances. The opening of the collection presents a gripping tale of survival titled "Un tête-à-tête avec une Panthère." The narrator recounts his journey up the Mississippi River, which becomes perilous when his boat gets trapped in ice. Seeking refuge in a small village, the narrator, along with his experienced Canadian boatman, turns to hunting for sustenance. Eventually, they find themselves navigating a tumultuous thawing river, encountering a fearsome situation when the protagonist unexpectedly finds himself adrift alongside a panther. The tension builds as he must remain still and strategic to avoid provoking the wild animal, setting the stage for a thrilling encounter with the unknown in the heart of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr South America -- Fiction Short stories, French North America -- Fiction PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: French Literature 197711 2025-08-05T15:45:52.435003 text/html 197803 197572 2024-11-05T17:51:49.289895 2023-10-06T05:40:28.525635 text/html text/html 157931 2025-08-05T15:45:58.746947 application/epub+zip 160472 2025-08-05T15:45:55.537941 application/epub+zip 144345 2025-08-05T15:45:54.420976 application/epub+zip 339133 2025-08-05T15:46:01.031946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325770 2025-08-05T15:45:58.058963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283582 2022-09-06T21:02:36.428385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176335 2025-08-05T15:45:52.152023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156484 2024-10-28T19:34:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18346 2025-08-05T15:46:01.161932 application/rdf+xml 17622 2025-08-05T15:45:54.916978 image/jpeg 4104 2025-08-05T15:45:54.672984 image/jpeg 161318 2025-08-05T15:45:52.452986 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 fr.wikipedia