Project Gutenberg 2005-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 84 Coppée, François 1842 1908 Coppee, Francois Coppée, Francis Edouard Joachim François Coppée Contes rapides L'Invitation au Sommeil -- Le Numéro du Régiment -- L'Orgue de Barbarie -- Le Convalescent -- Oeuvres posthumes -- A Table -- Les Pommes cuites -- Lettres d'Amour -- Mariages manqués -- Jalousie -- Fille de Tristesse -- Les Sabots du petit Wolff. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). "Contes rapides" by François Coppée is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work captures various slices of life, infused with humor and often focused on the complexities of human relationships, ranging from love to familial bonds. The characters include a mix of ordinary people and artists, portraying their struggles and aspirations against a backdrop of social commentary. The opening of "Contes rapides" introduces a nostalgic tone, presenting a young boy recounting his fond memories of family life around the dinner table. The narrative transitions from this innocent childhood scene to a more mature perspective approximately twenty years later, featuring the boy as a budding poet enjoying a romantic outing with his beloved Maria, blissfully unaware of the challenges that lie ahead. The warmth of familial love and the tranquility of youth are beautifully contrasted with hints of future struggles, setting the stage for a richly woven tapestry of life's complexities that the collection will explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 292645 2025-07-07T08:15:08.654543 text/html 278348 2020-12-12T13:51:31 text/html 335019 2025-07-07T08:15:16.479522 application/epub+zip 340821 2025-07-07T08:15:12.022535 application/epub+zip 176892 2025-07-07T08:15:10.243512 application/epub+zip 896492 2025-07-07T08:15:19.370488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877602 2025-07-07T08:15:15.137492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272193 2022-09-08T07:04:52.319005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271670 2025-07-07T08:15:07.885521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264684 2020-12-12T13:51:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20020 2025-07-07T08:15:19.492468 application/rdf+xml 11863 2025-07-07T08:15:10.737514 image/jpeg 3263 2025-07-07T08:15:10.488512 image/jpeg 107035 2020-12-12T13:51:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 270372 2020-12-12T13:51:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 335992 2025-07-07T08:15:08.743561 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