Project Gutenberg 2006-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 428 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Douglas, Robert B. (Robert Bruce) 1848 Douglas, R. B. (Robert Bruce) Douglas, Robert Bruce Thais Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger "Thais" by Anatole France is a novel written during the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in ancient Egypt, focusing on the ascetic life of the monks living in the desert of Thebaid and the struggle between spiritual desires and earthly pleasures. The main character, Paphnutius, is a holy abbot who grapples with his past attraction to the beautiful courtesan, Thais, and is determined to save her from a life of sin. The opening of "Thais" introduces a rich tapestry of characters, primarily among the hermits and cenobites of the Thebaid, who are engaged in rigorous self-discipline and prayer as they confront both divine and demonic forces. Central to this conflict is Paphnutius, who reflects on his earlier seduction by Thais and vows to rescue her from the temptations of the world. As he embarks on a journey to find her, the narrative highlights the spiritual battles faced by the saints and the allure of carnal temptations symbolized by Thais. The stage is set for an exploration of redemption, sacrifice, and the clash between ascetic ideals and sensual desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Egypt -- Fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Hermits -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction PQ Text Opera Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 367040 2025-08-01T12:07:22.192445 text/html 373319 2021-01-27T15:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 129766 2021-01-27T15:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189677 2025-08-01T12:07:28.307427 application/epub+zip 193727 2025-08-01T12:07:24.027463 application/epub+zip 193726 2025-08-01T12:07:22.859432 application/epub+zip 315094 2025-08-01T12:07:31.439395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297293 2025-08-01T12:07:27.484433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278650 2022-09-01T13:37:36.570596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320351 2025-08-01T12:07:21.655433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320293 2016-10-05T09:49:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123920 2016-10-05T09:52:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 317705 2006-03-21T18:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123513 2006-03-21T18:07:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22493 2025-08-01T12:07:31.589389 application/rdf+xml 8772 2025-08-01T12:07:23.435442 image/jpeg 2379 2025-08-01T12:07:23.183458 image/jpeg 185230 2025-08-01T12:07:22.226451 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