Project Gutenberg 2004-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 127 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Elle et lui Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_et_lui_(roman_de_Sand) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Mireille Harmelin and Distributed Proofreaders Europe. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Elle et lui" by George Sand is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers on Laurent, a young painter, and Thérèse Jacques, an accomplished female artist, who share a complex friendship filled with artistic ambition, personal struggles, and unspoken emotions. Their correspondence reveals their thoughts on art, society, and their own desires, hinting at an underlying tension fueled by jealousy and the nature of love. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Laurent, who is in correspondence with Thérèse, discussing his encounters with an English gentleman who wants his portrait painted. Laurent expresses his frustrations with the art world and his self-doubt regarding his abilities. Thérèse replies with concern for his well-being and hints at the financial implications of turning down the Englishman's request. As the two characters exchange letters, their dynamic is explored, revealing Laurent's conflicting feelings about his friendship with Thérèse, as well as her mysterious past. This opening sets the stage for themes of artistic integrity, romantic entanglements, and the societal pressures faced by the protagonists, drawing readers into their intricate relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 449896 2025-07-06T06:30:24.287694 text/html 449717 2025-01-13T21:32:06.336951 text/html 219462 2025-07-06T06:30:30.306698 application/epub+zip 226466 2025-07-06T06:30:25.919710 application/epub+zip 226465 2025-07-06T06:30:24.886699 application/epub+zip 380446 2025-07-06T06:30:33.846655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354237 2025-07-06T06:30:29.706689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323892 2022-09-07T03:31:04.739820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414644 2025-07-06T06:30:23.915733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394828 2024-10-28T20:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18042 2025-07-06T06:30:33.965628 application/rdf+xml 8630 2025-07-06T06:30:25.368690 image/jpeg 2427 2025-07-06T06:30:25.127671 image/jpeg 214935 2025-07-06T06:30:24.323698 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