Project Gutenberg 2006-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 494 Daudet, Alphonse 1840 1897 Daudet, Louis Marie Alphonse Blaydes, W. (William) Blaydes, William The Nabob Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger "The Nabob" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel written during the late 19th century. It explores themes of social ambition, cultural identity, and the stark contrasts between wealth and common life in Paris. The main character, Bernard Jansoulet, is a wealthy and naïve adventurer from Tunisia, often referred to as the "Nabob," whose rise to affluence in Paris places him in a complex social milieu filled with both admiration and disdain. The opening of "The Nabob" introduces Dr. Robert Jenkins, a fashionable Irish physician well-known in Paris, who interacts with various high-society characters. As he prepares for dinner at the Nabob's lavish house, the narrative presents a lush description of Parisian life and introduces Jansoulet, who is filled with pride over his newfound status but is also critiqued for his ignorance of the societal intricacies surrounding him. The text immediately sets up the contrasts in character and class within this elite social circle, foreshadowing Jansoulet's struggles as he navigates the expectations of his peers while trying to retain his authentic self amidst the superficialities of high society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Paris (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1031736 2025-08-01T12:07:04.309578 text/html 1056218 2021-01-27T15:41:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 377558 2021-01-27T15:41:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 452481 2025-08-01T12:07:14.593505 application/epub+zip 467597 2025-08-01T12:07:06.546574 application/epub+zip 467597 2025-08-01T12:07:05.212617 application/epub+zip 741834 2025-08-01T12:07:21.304496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693095 2025-08-01T12:07:13.784499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664034 2022-09-01T13:37:15.027949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 913303 2025-08-01T12:07:02.945538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 913251 2016-10-01T13:19:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 361508 2016-10-01T13:21:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 905437 2006-03-21T18:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360470 2006-03-21T18:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20294 2025-08-01T12:07:21.450450 application/rdf+xml 9959 2025-08-01T12:07:05.783582 image/jpeg 2775 2025-08-01T12:07:05.484507 image/jpeg 441307 2025-08-01T12:07:04.413549 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