Project Gutenberg 2005-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 255 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 The Vicar of Tours Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cur%C3%A9_de_Tours Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "The Vicar of Tours" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows the life of Abbe Birotteau, a corpulent and gout-ridden priest in the town of Tours, who is consumed by aspirations for a more prestigious ecclesiastical position and material comforts, particularly that of living in a well-furnished apartment previously belonging to his late friend. Central to the narrative is the conflict between Birotteau and Mademoiselle Gamard, his landlady, who embodies the pitfalls of jealousy and vengeance in a domestic space shared with fellow clerics. The opening of the novel introduces us to Abbe Birotteau's mundane struggles, including his discontent with the rainy weather and foreboding thoughts of gout. As he returns from a gathering that fills him with hope for his anticipated promotion, he reflects on his long-desired living arrangements, now in the home of Mademoiselle Gamard. However, the narrative hints at brewing conflict with Gamard, who harbors resentment towards Birotteau and appears to manipulate the circumstances of their shared living situation. As the story unfolds, we witness Birotteau's growing awareness of these tensions, set against the backdrop of his naive aspirations and the dynamics of provincial life that encapsulate themes of ambition, envy, and the quest for social validation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 194644 2025-07-01T09:11:12.369761 text/html 195991 2021-01-27T20:40:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 137108 2025-07-01T09:11:16.770751 application/epub+zip 138885 2025-07-01T09:11:13.996739 application/epub+zip 138885 2025-07-01T09:11:12.963755 application/epub+zip 258650 2025-07-01T09:11:18.943724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245930 2025-07-01T09:11:16.159731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222062 2022-09-01T10:34:35.601770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170011 2025-07-01T09:11:11.995806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170035 2016-11-24T04:49:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17511 2025-07-01T09:11:19.070689 application/rdf+xml 12978 2025-07-01T09:11:13.446732 image/jpeg 3483 2025-07-01T09:11:13.202752 image/jpeg 135417 2025-07-01T09:11:12.384761 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia