Project Gutenberg 2006-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 132 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Simon Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(Sand_novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_(roman) 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) "Simon" by George Sand is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book centers around the character Simon Féline, a young man grappling with his aspirations and the conflicts of his upbringing amidst the societal changes of the time, particularly as a noble family returns to reclaim their position in the village of Fougères. The narrative weaves themes of ambition, class struggle, and personal development against the backdrop of a transitioning France. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the village of Fougères and its inhabitants, particularly the wealthy brothers Mathieu, who are seen as unscrupulous by the townsfolk. Concurrently, we learn of the comte de Fougères, who, after years in exile, wishes to reclaim his ancestral home. The opening chapters also present Simon Féline and his mother, Jeanne, whose background and aspirations set the stage for Simon's internal conflict as he aspires for a life beyond the agrarian constraints of their familial legacy. Simon's close relationship with his mother and her influence weighs heavily on his desire to pursue education and a meaningful career, laying the groundwork for his character's development amidst the tensions of nobility returning to power and the complexities of rural life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 373972 2025-08-08T03:31:41.550170 text/html 373793 2025-01-08T03:31:52.038963 text/html 206524 2025-08-08T03:31:47.257135 application/epub+zip 211515 2025-08-08T03:31:43.283182 application/epub+zip 211515 2025-08-08T03:31:42.206177 application/epub+zip 336108 2025-08-08T03:31:50.402139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313371 2025-08-08T03:31:46.605151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296208 2022-09-08T15:15:12.405003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350380 2025-08-08T03:31:41.231170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 350292 2006-04-18T15:33:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341371 2006-04-18T15:34:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19982 2025-08-08T03:31:50.525109 application/rdf+xml 8492 2025-08-08T03:31:42.687145 image/jpeg 2361 2025-08-08T03:31:42.445151 image/jpeg 132672 2006-04-18T15:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 131420 2006-04-18T15:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 203133 2025-08-08T03:31:41.583180 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