Project Gutenberg 2004-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 214 Malot, Hector 1830 1907 Malot, Hector-Henri Clotilde Martory Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotilde_Martory Produced by Christine De Ryck, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Clotilde Martory" by Hector Malot is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story centers around its titular character, Clotilde, and unfolds the experiences of a young officer, Captain de Saint-Nérée, who has returned to France after six years in Algeria. The narrative delves into themes of love, societal expectations, and personal desires, exploring the protagonist's budding feelings for Clotilde amidst his reflections on life and the world around him. At the start of the novel, the protagonist arrives in Marseille, relishing the civilized life after years of military duty in Algeria. He reflects on the stark contrasts between his past experiences and the joys of civilization, particularly focusing on the captivating beauty of women he encounters, including a mysterious young girl at a ball, Clotilde. The opening captures the protagonist's somewhat frivolous yet earnest pursuit of love as he becomes infatuated with Clotilde, culminating in a spontaneous decision to follow her to Cassis after a brief encounter at the ball. Through lively descriptions and inner monologues, the narrative introduces the complexities of his emotions and foreshadows the challenges that may arise in his pursuit of this young woman. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 789473 2025-06-06T04:43:15.619609 text/html 766304 2020-12-18T04:43:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 399300 2025-06-06T04:43:26.537540 application/epub+zip 416745 2025-06-06T04:43:18.027598 application/epub+zip 369347 2025-06-06T04:43:16.579614 application/epub+zip 709981 2025-06-06T04:43:32.772539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684935 2025-06-06T04:43:25.573576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587409 2022-09-07T01:39:15.197071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747584 2023-10-06T08:50:44.452812 text/plain 16102 2025-06-06T04:43:32.923540 application/rdf+xml 12066 2025-06-06T04:43:17.154610 image/jpeg 3347 2025-06-06T04:43:16.870606 image/jpeg 388636 2025-06-06T04:43:15.696688 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