Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 168 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs: Roman Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs Produced by Chuck Greif, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net). This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs: Roman" by René Boylesve is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love and self-discovery through the eyes of the main character, who becomes infatuated with a young girl he encounters repeatedly in Venice. The novel captures the interplay of longing and the emotional complexities of romantic relationships. The opening of the novel introduces a protagonist who first meets the captivating "Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs" on the beach in Venice. He is drawn to her despite his reservations about her appearance, particularly after witnessing her dismissing annoying tour guides with impatience. As he watches her from afar, the narrative shifts to his reflections on beauty, connection, and the fleeting nature of encounters. The protagonist's obsession with the girl deepens as he fantasizes about their potential relationship, even attending a church where he believes fate may connect them once again. The blend of poetic imagery and inner turmoil establishes a rich atmosphere of romantic tension that promises further exploration of their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 400644 2025-08-08T07:07:49.546108 text/html 455413 2006-08-03T15:13:08 text/html 233505 2025-08-08T07:07:57.233066 application/epub+zip 239856 2025-08-08T07:07:52.712096 application/epub+zip 221553 2025-08-08T07:07:51.487089 application/epub+zip 452114 2025-08-08T07:08:00.729054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441550 2025-08-08T07:07:56.492068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387758 2022-09-09T06:57:09.128058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387443 2025-08-08T07:07:48.922101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378037 2006-08-03T15:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19223 2025-08-08T07:08:00.862045 application/rdf+xml 16276 2025-08-08T07:07:52.000054 image/jpeg 3869 2025-08-08T07:07:51.738078 image/jpeg 146151 2006-08-03T15:13:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 155682 2006-08-03T15:13:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 231796 2025-08-08T07:07:49.581096 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia