Project Gutenberg 2006-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 229 Assollant, Alfred 1827 1886 Assolant, Alfred Assollant, A. (Alfred) Brancas; Les amours de Quaterquem Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). "Brancas; Les amours de Quaterquem" by Alfred Assollant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Charles Brancas, a Parisian lawyer, who is entangled in both a complex inheritance case and a romantic pursuit involving a wealthy heiress, Rita Oliveira. As Brancas navigates the intertwining themes of love, ambition, and societal expectations, he must also confront the rivalries and intrigues of provincial life. The opening of the novel introduces Brancas as he receives a letter from his friend, Athanase Ripainsel, who seeks his legal expertise regarding an inheritance dispute over two million francs left by a miserly uncle to a convent. The letter paints a vivid picture of the quirky characters and struggles of provincial society, laying the groundwork for Brancas's impending journey to Vieilleville, where he will engage with the local gentry and potentially court Rita. Along the way, Brancas meets Claudie, a lovely girl with an intriguing background, setting up dynamic interactions that hint at personal and legal conflicts to come. The narrative's humor and character-driven storytelling create an engaging atmosphere, suggesting an entertaining exploration of both romantic entanglements and legal battles in 19th-century France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Fiction PQ Text FR Jeunesse Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 434055 2025-06-08T05:30:27.349492 text/html 424990 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156442 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250440 2025-06-08T05:30:37.669384 application/epub+zip 257363 2025-06-08T05:30:31.221403 application/epub+zip 234679 2025-06-08T05:30:29.748443 application/epub+zip 470871 2025-06-08T05:30:42.076359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460330 2025-06-08T05:30:36.681396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420407 2022-09-09T04:35:12.073272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401892 2025-06-08T05:30:25.565448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392568 2006-06-14T15:08:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150849 2006-06-14T15:08:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19093 2025-06-08T05:30:42.231351 application/rdf+xml 15709 2025-06-08T05:30:30.332405 image/jpeg 3669 2025-06-08T05:30:30.038419 image/jpeg 247356 2025-06-08T05:30:27.407458 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