Project Gutenberg 2005-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 99 Malot, Hector 1830 1907 Malot, Hector-Henri Une femme d'argent Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Une_femme_d%27argent Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, 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) "Une femme d'argent" by Hector Malot is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the contrasting lives of two generations of the Charlemont family, focusing on Hyacinthe Charlemont, who rose to prominence in the banking world through hard work and dedication, and his son, Amédée Charlemont, who embodies a more carefree and hedonistic lifestyle. Central to the narrative are characters that explore themes of ambition, social standing, and the impact of wealth on personal relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hyacinthe Charlemont, a successful banker whose legacy is threatened by the lack of ambition and responsibility in his son, Amédée. As Amédée inherits the family business, his frivolous pursuits lead to a decline in the bank’s fortunes. In contrast, an employee named Jacques Fourcy rises to prominence through diligence and ambition, becoming a key figure in managing the bank amidst this decline. The dynamics between these characters set the stage for a broader commentary on societal expectations, the differences in values across generations, and the lives of those striving for success in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 570814 2025-08-06T11:24:26.489088 text/html 570923 570675 2024-11-06T14:41:02.265841 2023-09-07T04:59:26.598311 text/html text/html 259493 2025-08-06T11:24:34.589062 application/epub+zip 267798 2025-08-06T11:24:28.548120 application/epub+zip 267799 2025-08-06T11:24:27.352095 application/epub+zip 494517 2025-08-06T11:24:38.838078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467627 2025-08-06T11:24:33.773075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443020 2022-09-07T18:26:46.032891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501811 2025-08-06T11:24:25.854079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 481981 2024-10-28T21:51:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17359 2025-08-06T11:24:38.977018 application/rdf+xml 13522 2025-08-06T11:24:27.856071 image/jpeg 3489 2025-08-06T11:24:27.610091 image/jpeg 255002 2025-08-06T11:24:26.533109 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