Project Gutenberg 2004-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 159 Malot, Hector 1830 1907 Malot, Hector-Henri Ida et Carmelita Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_et_Carm%C3%A9lita Produced by Christine De Ryck, Renald Levesque and the PG 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 "Ida et Carmelita" by Hector Malot is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the characters Colonel Chamberlain, his servant Horace, and the captivating young woman Carmelita, as they intertwine in themes of love, duty, and the quest for personal freedom amidst a backdrop of picturesque Swiss landscapes. The opening of the novel introduces us to the serene setting of the Rigi-Vaudois hotel, where Colonel Chamberlain is staying. After a brief exploration of the hotel's idyllic location above Lake Geneva, we learn about Colonel's solitary existence and the presence of his servant, Horace, who respects his master's privacy but struggles with ennui. The arrival of a carriage carrying the famous Comtesse Belmonte and her daughter, Carmelita, disrupts the colonel's quietude, presenting an opportunity for connection. The opening effectively sets the stage for a complex interplay of emotions, hinting at potential romantic developments while highlighting the characters' struggles with their pasts and desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 428262 2025-08-06T06:32:05.112292 text/html 404681 2024-10-28T20:40:36 text/html 236845 2025-08-06T06:32:12.112280 application/epub+zip 245351 2025-08-06T06:32:07.072295 application/epub+zip 224772 2025-08-06T06:32:05.860297 application/epub+zip 466035 2025-08-06T06:32:15.728264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452312 2025-08-06T06:32:11.344297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376260 2022-09-07T03:31:21.287420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400897 2025-08-06T06:32:03.923292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381025 2024-10-28T20:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16924 2025-08-06T06:32:15.861235 application/rdf+xml 13016 2025-08-06T06:32:06.364292 image/jpeg 3512 2025-08-06T06:32:06.114285 image/jpeg 232685 2025-08-06T06:32:05.151326 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