Project Gutenberg 2006-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 118 Darien, Georges 1862 1921 Adrien, Georges Hippolyte Bas les coeurs! 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) "Bas les coeurs!" by Georges Darien is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian War, and it primarily focuses on a young boy named Jean Barbier as he navigates his thoughts and experiences in a tumultuous societal atmosphere filled with war fervor and political discussions. Through Jean's perspective, the text explores themes of youthful enthusiasm, political naivety, and the stark realities of war. The opening of the novel introduces a poignant moment as news of war's declaration reaches Jean and his family. Jean's interactions with various characters, including his war-spirited father and Professor Beaudrain, reveal a mix of excitement and anxiety about the impending conflict. As Jean engages in mischievous behaviors, trying to dodge responsibilities while absorbing the differing attitudes towards war from adults around him, a vivid image of pre-war Paris is painted. The chapter captures the fervent nationalism and unrealistic optimism prevalent in society while foreshadowing the chaos and disillusionment that war inevitably brings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 394938 2025-08-08T06:51:48.946255 text/html 380413 2006-07-27T15:00:28 text/html 218239 2025-08-08T06:51:55.899254 application/epub+zip 227032 2025-08-08T06:51:50.924259 application/epub+zip 227032 2025-08-08T06:51:49.708283 application/epub+zip 406049 2025-08-08T06:51:59.454229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391734 2025-08-08T06:51:55.121204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366159 2022-09-09T06:36:43.901730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371120 2025-08-08T06:51:47.860261 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363092 2006-07-27T15:00:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19049 2025-08-08T06:51:59.781196 application/rdf+xml 13628 2025-08-08T06:51:50.212242 image/jpeg 3502 2025-08-08T06:51:49.960261 image/jpeg 139018 2006-07-27T15:00:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 143686 2006-07-27T15:00:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 213126 2025-08-08T06:51:48.978276 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