Project Gutenberg 2006-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 115 Dubut de Laforest, Jean-Louis 1853 1902 De Laforest, Jean-Louis Dubut Laforest, Jean-Louis Dubut de Morphine Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Morphine" by Jean-Louis Dubut de Laforest is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Captain Raymond de Pontaillac, a handsome and charming officer who struggles with his addiction to morphine, which impacts his relationships and life significantly. The book delves into themes of addiction, love, and the complexities of human behavior, particularly through the lens of Pontaillac's troubling entanglements with both his lover Christine Stradowska and the wealthy marquise, Blanche de Montreu. The opening of "Morphine" introduces readers to a lively café setting in Paris, filled with banter among military officers and their ladies. As they engage in a game of dominoes, discussions arise about various romantic entanglements. Pontaillac is portrayed as a man caught between his infatuation with the beautiful opera singer, Stradowska, and a disturbing dependency on morphine, hinted at through a casual yet unsettling conversation with his friends. As he takes a morphine injection amidst this sociable atmosphere, the duality of his existence becomes evident; while he charms those around him, a darker reality lurks beneath the surface of his pleasant demeanor, hinting at the struggles that will unfold as his addiction progresses and affects his relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Didactic fiction Paris (France) -- Fiction Dime novels Morphine -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 286464 2025-08-07T12:34:33.807591 text/html 286285 2025-01-17T15:19:53.736497 text/html 173047 2025-08-07T12:34:39.932540 application/epub+zip 176700 2025-08-07T12:34:35.589573 application/epub+zip 176700 2025-08-07T12:34:34.509574 application/epub+zip 311668 2025-08-07T12:34:43.117539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286462 2025-08-07T12:34:39.257561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264276 2022-09-08T12:27:36.524446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240487 2025-08-07T12:34:33.471571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240353 2006-02-06T13:19:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235541 2006-02-06T13:21:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20314 2025-08-07T12:34:43.263525 application/rdf+xml 10616 2025-08-07T12:34:34.979580 image/jpeg 2809 2025-08-07T12:34:34.744548 image/jpeg 94607 2006-02-06T13:21:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 93795 2006-02-06T13:21:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 168436 2025-08-07T12:34:33.830601 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