Project Gutenberg 2007-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 260 Le Sage, Alain René 1668 1747 Le Sage, Alain Rene Sage, Alain René Le Lesage, Alain-René Sage, Alain-René le Gigoux, Jean François 1806 1894 Gigoux, Jean Francois De Zonderlinge Lotgevallen van Gil Blas van Santillano, deel 1 van 2 De Spaansche Avonturier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Blas Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Blas_(boek) Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "De Zonderlinge Lotgevallen van Gil Blas van Santillano, deel 1 van 2" by Le Sage is a picaresque novel written in the early 18th century. The narrative follows the life of Gil Blas, the son of a Spanish retiree and his wife, as he embarks on a series of adventures that expose both the absurdities and realities of society. Throughout his journey, Gil encounters a range of characters and situations that highlight human folly and vice, mixing humor with social commentary. The opening of the novel introduces us to Gil Blas's humble beginnings in Oviédo and outlines his upbringing under the care of his uncle Gil Perez, who attempts to educate him. As he matures, Gil aspires for a broader existence and embarks on a journey to Salamanca. However, on his way, he faces a series of misadventures beginning with an encounter with a conman and a failed attempt at helping a beggar. Despite these initial setbacks, the narrative hints at the thrilling escapades that await him in the larger world, setting the stage for his evolution from a naive youth to a more worldly-wise character amidst the trials of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Blas, Gil (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 817980 2025-06-09T06:14:59.581254 text/html 814646 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3229540 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3467667 2025-06-09T06:15:15.834169 application/epub+zip 3485286 2025-06-09T06:15:05.785204 application/epub+zip 391151 2025-06-09T06:15:03.156233 application/epub+zip 3921347 2025-06-09T06:15:23.606249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3810467 2025-06-09T06:15:13.861162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506535 2022-09-10T07:20:07.174847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703413 2025-06-09T06:14:57.635244 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 702806 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261284 2021-01-02T16:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20271 2025-06-09T06:15:23.785113 application/rdf+xml 26352 2025-06-09T06:15:03.845209 image/jpeg 4831 2025-06-09T06:15:03.537229 image/jpeg 3265603 2025-06-09T06:14:59.775301 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 en.wikipedia