Project Gutenberg 2006-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 117 Erckmann-Chatrian Sitjar, Joan L'amic Fritz Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ami_Fritz Produced by Ricard Samarra "L'amic Fritz" by Erckmann-Chatrian is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Fritz Kobus, a carefree bachelor living in the small town of Huneburg, who embraces a life of contentment filled with good food, wine, and the company of friends, while resolutely avoiding marriage. The themes explore happiness, freedom, and the societal expectations of family and marriage through the lens of Fritz's humorous and light-hearted interactions with his friends. The opening of the novel introduces Fritz Kobus, who reflects on the vanity of worldly endeavors after inheriting a substantial fortune from his recently deceased father, Zacaries Kobus. For the first fifteen years since his father's death, Fritz follows a routine of enjoying life's simple pleasures, including dining well and indulging in games with friends. He faces persistent attempts from his old rabbi friend David Sichel to persuade him into marriage, especially highlighting the attractive widow of a local counselor. As the dialogue unfolds, Fritz remains lighthearted and dismissive of the idea of settling down, leading to amusing exchanges that set the tone for his character and the conflicts that may arise throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. ca France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 435505 2025-08-07T13:07:20.036772 text/html 435326 2025-01-17T15:56:01.222701 text/html 227288 2025-08-07T13:07:27.136731 application/epub+zip 232912 2025-08-07T13:07:21.891840 application/epub+zip 232912 2025-08-07T13:07:20.756802 application/epub+zip 412249 2025-08-07T13:07:30.808692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387767 2025-08-07T13:07:26.418747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352923 2022-09-08T13:10:47.978461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386345 2025-08-07T13:07:19.629774 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378939 2006-02-22T06:15:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17685 2025-08-07T13:07:30.939705 application/rdf+xml 11971 2025-08-07T13:07:21.254765 image/jpeg 3302 2025-08-07T13:07:21.011738 image/jpeg 149969 2006-02-22T06:15:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 223306 2025-08-07T13:07:20.079824 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