Project Gutenberg 2005-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 147 Mérimée, Prosper 1803 1870 Merimee, Prosper La Vénus d'Ille Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_V%C3%A9nus_d%27Ille Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_V%C3%A9nus_d%27Ille "La Vénus d'Ille" by Prosper Mérimée is a novella written during the early 19th century. This work falls within the genre of horror fiction with elements of the supernatural. It cleverly intertwines themes of love, desire, and inevitable doom, revolving around a mysterious and ancient statue that brings tragedy to those who encounter it. The story is narrated by an antiquarian who visits the small town of Ille in Roussillon, where he meets the enigmatic M. de Peyrehorade and his family, who have uncovered a stunning bronze statue, referred to as a Vénus, from the ground. As the plot unfolds, the narrator becomes captivated by this beautiful yet sinister figure. The statue's allure is juxtaposed with a series of violent and tragic events that befall the de Peyrehorade family, particularly affecting M. Alphonse, who is on the verge of marriage. A series of unsettling occurrences lead to dire consequences, culminating in Alphonse's unexpected death after a seemingly supernatural encounter with the statue. The novella explores how desire and beauty can harbor dark and malevolent forces, ultimately suggesting that some treasures are more dangerous than they appear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Venus (Roman deity) -- Fiction Weddings -- Fiction PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: French Literature 93290 2025-08-07T06:11:29.036157 text/html 93331 2023-10-30T01:36:52 text/html 96144 2023-09-07T10:12:15.560929 text/html 102696 2025-08-07T06:11:33.124134 application/epub+zip 101552 2025-08-07T06:11:30.723166 application/epub+zip 101553 2025-08-07T06:11:29.672163 application/epub+zip 221519 2025-08-07T06:11:34.818143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214686 2025-08-07T06:11:32.466151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188744 2022-09-08T04:15:42.424376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85183 2025-08-07T06:11:28.692174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84998 2023-10-30T01:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17957 2025-08-07T06:11:34.948136 application/rdf+xml 14981 2025-08-07T06:11:30.177148 image/jpeg 3915 2025-08-07T06:11:29.928140 image/jpeg 102722 2025-08-07T06:11:29.045146 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