Project Gutenberg 2007-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 430 La Gironière, Paul P. de 1797 1862 La Gironiere, Paul P. de Gironière, Paul P. de la Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux îles Philippines Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux îles Philippines" by Paul P. de La Gironière is a memoir-like narrative written in the mid-19th century. The text introduces the author's experiences and observations during his travels in the Philippines, including adventures with local inhabitants and insights into the geography and culture of the islands. The book serves as both an adventure tale and a historical account of the author's life as a French colonist in the Philippines. The opening of the narrative establishes the author's background, detailing his noble lineage and the impact of the French Revolution on his family. It recounts his early travels, beginning with his departure to India and subsequent voyages that eventually lead him to the Philippines. The author reflects on his feelings of loss and nostalgia as he leaves his family behind, and he shares vivid experiences of the sea, including bouts of seasickness and challenges as a novice sailor. The beginning sets the stage for a rich exploration of both personal and cultural encounters that follow, presenting a blend of adventure and historical reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Philippines DS Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1020350 2025-06-09T08:02:25.609692 text/html 1142480 2007-06-11T11:44:08 text/html 4177143 2007-06-11T11:44:12 text/html application/zip 4471918 2025-06-09T08:02:49.607706 application/epub+zip 4479633 2025-06-09T08:02:33.561727 application/epub+zip 436606 2025-06-09T08:02:29.482679 application/epub+zip 5518461 2025-06-09T08:02:59.054618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5444851 2025-06-09T08:02:45.820701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808840 2022-09-10T09:19:27.220246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842673 2025-06-09T08:02:20.281763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 821409 2007-06-11T11:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 306193 2007-06-11T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19033 2025-06-09T08:02:59.231537 application/rdf+xml 24656 2025-06-09T08:02:30.170727 image/jpeg 4905 2025-06-09T08:02:29.823759 image/jpeg 4269188 2025-06-09T08:02:25.837697 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