Project Gutenberg 2005-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 300 Lenotre, G. 1855 1935 Gosselin, Théodore Gosselin, Louis Léon Théodore Gosselin, Louis Leon Theodore Gilder, Gwendolen Jackson Gilder, J. B., Mrs. Gilder, Joseph B., Mrs. The House of the Combrays E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Ereaut, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The House of the Combrays" by G. Lenotre is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of early 19th-century France, the story revolves around the lives of royalist conspirators during the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. As tensions escalate, the narrative follows characters embroiled in political intrigue, particularly focusing on the Combray family and their connections to pivotal historical events involving resistance against Bonaparte's regime. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, Moisson, recounts his family's tragic past intertwined with the fall of the French monarchy. In 1804, Moisson, his mother, and their servant take refuge in a forsaken tower offered by the royalist Mme. de Combray after the disappearance of Moisson's father, a royalist who vanished while plotting against the government. As the family adapts to their new, secluded life, eerie incidents and conspiratorial whispers hint at the turbulent world outside, where threats from Bonaparte's police loom large. The opening lays a rich foundation for exploring themes of loyalty, the cost of political idealism, and the inevitable clash between personal lives and sweeping historical forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Combray family DC Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 548195 2025-08-07T09:54:15.319320 text/html 557884 2020-12-12T21:52:40 text/html 389247 2025-08-07T09:54:22.775276 application/epub+zip 394338 2025-08-07T09:54:17.390278 application/epub+zip 291742 2025-08-07T09:54:16.106348 application/epub+zip 592018 2025-08-07T09:54:27.090258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554391 2025-08-07T09:54:21.899339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414955 2022-09-08T09:04:32.725337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516688 2025-08-07T09:54:14.751305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515429 2020-12-12T21:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515438 2020-12-12T21:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21101 2025-08-07T09:54:27.223218 application/rdf+xml 12950 2025-08-07T09:54:16.609266 image/jpeg 3874 2025-08-07T09:54:16.357287 image/jpeg 195705 2020-12-12T21:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 306549 2020-12-12T21:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 195312 2020-12-12T21:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 372617 2025-08-07T09:54:15.369270 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