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 Project Gutenberg 2006-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 150 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie No thoroughfare. French L'abîme Translation of No Thoroughfare Produced by www.ebooksgratuits.com and Chuck Greif "L'abîme" by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story delves into themes of identity, family, and mistaken relationships, with the central character, Walter Wilding, facing an unexpected revelation about his origins that turns his life upside down. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the somber backdrop of London's streets in the early 19th century, specifically the fate of abandoned children at an orphanage. A young woman, Sally, is approached by a veiled lady who reveals she is the mother of a child left in the care of the institution, asking for the child's name. The narrative switches to a later time, where Walter Wilding, a well-to-do young man, is handling the affairs of his deceased mother and expressing his longing for family connections. As he seeks a new housekeeper to help in his home, he discovers layers of intrigue and tragedy within his relationships, setting the stage for deeper explorations of his fate and connections. The opening sets a melancholic tone as it intertwines personal stories with societal issues, hinting at the complexities to come in Wilding's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: British Literature 353262 2025-08-07T14:05:56.037358 text/html 401718 2006-03-27T15:12:04 text/html 195680 2025-08-07T14:06:02.082309 application/epub+zip 200338 2025-08-07T14:05:57.760339 application/epub+zip 200338 2025-08-07T14:05:56.648324 application/epub+zip 352224 2025-08-07T14:06:05.416317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333927 2025-08-07T14:06:01.449320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309517 2022-09-08T14:27:08.890095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336135 2025-08-07T14:05:55.406344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328770 2006-03-27T15:12:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19261 2025-08-07T14:06:05.548273 application/rdf+xml 10494 2025-08-07T14:05:57.168332 image/jpeg 2999 2025-08-07T14:05:56.921313 image/jpeg 123512 2006-03-27T15:12:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 131776 2006-03-27T15:12:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 190682 2025-08-07T14:05:56.066351 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia