Project Gutenberg 2005-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 165 Cable, George Washington 1844 1925 Cable, G. W. (George Washington) Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay) 1875 1933 Yohn, Frederick Coffay The Flower of the Chapdelaines Produced by Al Haines "The Flower of the Chapdelaines" by George Washington Cable is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in New Orleans, the story revolves around a young lawyer named Geoffry Chester who becomes intrigued by a beautiful young woman, Aline Chapdelaine, as well as the lives of those around her, including her two aunts and several members of the local Creole community. Themes of love, heritage, and the complexities of social interactions among different races in a culturally rich setting are central to the narrative. At the start of the novel, Chester encounters Aline and her companion, a young Black boy, on the streets of New Orleans, instantly captivated by her grace and beauty. His curiosity leads him to meet Marcel Castanado, a costumer who possesses an old manuscript connected to Aline's history. The opening chapters present Chester's inner conflicts regarding his attraction to Aline and the social dynamics at play in the racially diverse and historically layered environment of New Orleans. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of these characters and their intertwined fates as the story unfolds, hinting at themes of love, art, and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction Love stories PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 391590 2025-08-07T04:42:45.035609 text/html 373417 2020-12-14T12:52:45 text/html 276116 2025-08-07T04:42:53.190567 application/epub+zip 282669 2025-08-07T04:42:47.926617 application/epub+zip 219535 2025-08-07T04:42:46.721581 application/epub+zip 502190 2025-08-07T04:42:57.394564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462831 2025-08-07T04:42:52.425551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371831 2022-09-08T00:12:26.268505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341666 2025-08-07T04:42:43.924596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341241 2020-12-14T12:52:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341232 2020-12-14T12:52:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20989 2025-08-07T04:42:57.539525 application/rdf+xml 15919 2025-08-07T04:42:47.285603 image/jpeg 3947 2025-08-07T04:42:47.026585 image/jpeg 138521 2020-12-14T12:52:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 190585 2020-12-14T12:52:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 138393 2020-12-14T12:52:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 270134 2025-08-07T04:42:45.068605 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 en.wikipedia