Project Gutenberg 2004-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 98 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Rudaux, Edmond Adolphe 1840 1908 Ives, George Burnham 1856 1930 Ives, George B. Yves, George Burnham Ives, G. Burnham The Devil's Pool See also PG#21993 tr. by J.M. and E. Sedgwick Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mare_au_Diable Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Devil's Pool" by George Sand is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story explores themes of rural life and the human condition, particularly through the character of Germain, a ploughman, who finds himself grappling with love, loss, and the responsibilities of a father. Through the lens of a rustic setting and everyday struggles, the narrative seeks to highlight the beauty and simplicity of country living while emphasizing the deeper emotional currents that run alongside it. At the start of "The Devil's Pool," the author reflects on the profound impact of Holbein’s engraving depicting a weary ploughman driven by Death. This sets the stage for the exploration of rural life, as the protagonist Germain, who has lost his wife, contemplates his future and the burden of his three children. The narrative transitions into a description of a day in Germain's life, highlighting his hard labor in the fields and the contrast between the beauty of nature and the harshness of his existence. As he makes his way through the countryside alongside little Marie, a shepherdess bound for another village, a fate entwined with their lives fervently unfolds, hinting at the themes of love, longing, and the search for companionship amidst hardship. The opening chapters immerse readers in the poignant reality of life for the peasant class while foreshadowing potential changes in Germain’s circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Pastoral fiction, French PQ Text Harvard Classics Category: Novels Category: French Literature 258202 2025-07-05T16:10:30.316564 text/html 231535 2024-10-28T19:53:03 text/html 681011 2025-07-05T16:10:35.932497 application/epub+zip 684451 2025-07-05T16:10:32.120511 application/epub+zip 168087 2025-07-05T16:10:30.994547 application/epub+zip 833067 2025-07-05T16:10:38.992579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802362 2025-07-05T16:10:35.235557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262156 2022-09-06T22:38:49.732660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235765 2023-10-06T06:44:57.045139 text/plain 215953 2024-10-28T19:53:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18164 2025-07-05T16:10:39.129488 application/rdf+xml 12053 2025-07-05T16:10:31.493533 image/jpeg 3294 2025-07-05T16:10:31.243545 image/jpeg 664782 2025-07-05T16:10:30.370537 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia