Project Gutenberg 2005-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 117 Corbière, Edouard 1793 1875 Corbière, Édouard Corbiere, Edouard Contes de bord Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Contes de bord" by Edouard Corbière is a collection of maritime tales written in the early 19th century. The text explores the lives, customs, and transformations of sailors as they embark on their journeys at sea, capturing their experiences and interactions with a blend of humor and observation of their unique culture. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the world of sailors as they prepare to set out to sea, illustrating the poignant moments of departure and the subsequent changes that sweep over the crew. The narrator describes the rituals and habits of the sailors, from their initial reluctance to leave the shore to the transformation they undergo once they are at sea. The text captures the fundamental dynamics of ship life, detailing the camaraderie among crew members, the challenges they face with the onboard cook, and their various routines as they navigate the vastness of the ocean. This introduction establishes a vivid backdrop for the stories that follow, evoking the humor and struggles intrinsic to life at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Sea stories French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 393113 2025-08-07T04:05:59.976640 text/html 440822 2020-12-14T11:01:41 text/html 229730 2025-08-07T04:06:07.335622 application/epub+zip 234444 2025-08-07T04:06:02.202629 application/epub+zip 218183 2025-08-07T04:06:00.788685 application/epub+zip 474091 2025-08-07T04:06:10.964593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454116 2025-08-07T04:06:06.377642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332062 2022-09-07T23:25:46.327487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366569 2025-08-07T04:05:59.190655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358030 2020-12-14T11:01:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19254 2025-08-07T04:06:11.090628 application/rdf+xml 11704 2025-08-07T04:06:01.418653 image/jpeg 3251 2025-08-07T04:06:01.163623 image/jpeg 137620 2020-12-14T11:01:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 166873 2020-12-14T11:01:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 224085 2025-08-07T04:06:00.069638 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