Project Gutenberg 2004-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 74 DeGuise, Charles 1827 1884 Hélika: Memoire d'un vieux maître d'école Produced by Renald Levesque and La bibliothèque Nationale du Québec "Hélika: Memoire d'un vieux maître d'école" by Charles DeGuise is a narrative work probably written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex tapestry of memories shared by former schoolmates as they reminisce about their childhood and a cherished teacher, referred to as le père d'Olbigny, who deeply impacted their lives. The overarching themes include nostalgia, the lasting bonds of friendship formed during youth, and the poignant reflections on life's choices and their consequences. At the start of the book, the setting takes place during a gathering of friends who reconnect over shared memories from their school days. They fondly recall their old teacher and ultimately decide to visit him after learning about his struggle in solitude. As the narrative develops, it delves into the teacher's backstory, highlighting his education, demeanor, and the affections he elicited from his students. Their reflections trigger the recollections of their youthful innocence, the bittersweet joys of childhood, and the gradual realizations of the complexities of adulthood and regret. The opening sets a tone of bittersweet longing and sets the stage for deeper explorations of personal histories intertwined with broader themes of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Canada -- Fiction Teachers -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 399042 2025-07-06T04:06:23.606573 text/html 372013 2024-10-28T20:07:20 text/html 234108 2025-07-06T04:06:30.997523 application/epub+zip 240854 2025-07-06T04:06:26.786561 application/epub+zip 226622 2025-07-06T04:06:25.601565 application/epub+zip 475444 2025-07-06T04:06:34.146552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459771 2025-07-06T04:06:30.247537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330425 2022-09-07T00:29:44.356317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382774 2023-10-06T08:00:24.354019 text/plain 362941 2024-10-28T20:07:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16373 2025-07-06T04:06:34.262521 application/rdf+xml 18195 2025-07-06T04:06:26.099557 image/jpeg 3885 2025-07-06T04:06:25.847607 image/jpeg 228665 2025-07-06T04:06:23.642559 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