Project Gutenberg 2006-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 165 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie Ouida 1839 1908 De La Rame, Louisa De la Ramée, Louise De la Ramée, Louisa Uida Ramé, Marie Louise Ramée, Maria Louise De la Ramee, Louise Ramé, Louisa de la Stretton, Hesba 1832 1911 Smith, Sarah Weyman, Stanley John 1855 1928 Weyman, Stanley J. (Stanley John) Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) A Lodging For The Night, by Stevenson A Leaf In The Storm, by Ouida A Terribly Strange Bed, by Collins Michel Lorio's Cross, by Stretton A Perilous Amour, by Weyman. Produced by Dagny; John Bickers and David Widger "Stories By English Authors: France" by Stevenson et al. is a collection of short stories likely compiled in the late 19th century. The anthology features various works that delve into the intricacies of life and society in France, with a prominent highlight being "A Lodging for the Night" by Robert Louis Stevenson. This particular story follows the character of Francis Villon, a disreputable poet of Paris, who finds himself entangled in a world of crime and moral ambiguity, setting the stage for a dramatic and poignant narrative. The opening of "A Lodging for the Night" introduces readers to the bleak winter landscape of Paris in 1456, where the snow falls heavily over the city. Here, we meet Villon, a figure marked by his wit and sharpness, as he mingles with thieves and a drunken monk in a tavern. The tension mounts when a card game escalates to murder, leaving Villon to grapple with the consequences of his environment and choices. The narrative artfully intertwines humor, pathos, and a reflection on morality, as Villon navigates a city alive with risk and possibility, bringing to light the struggles of his existence in this gritty historical backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Short Stories Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels Category: British Literature 307750 2025-07-01T12:39:05.769074 text/html 311991 2021-01-27T14:40:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 109520 2021-01-27T14:40:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 196134 2025-07-01T12:39:12.554092 application/epub+zip 198527 2025-07-01T12:39:08.993084 application/epub+zip 179349 2025-07-01T12:39:07.816077 application/epub+zip 385712 2025-07-01T12:39:15.261097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368389 2025-07-01T12:39:11.816112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285093 2022-09-02T03:44:32.165559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269479 2025-07-01T12:39:05.362110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269140 2016-09-21T16:49:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104505 2016-09-21T16:52:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 266382 2006-03-25T16:07:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104156 2006-03-25T16:08:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24013 2025-07-01T12:39:15.418023 application/rdf+xml 17089 2025-07-01T12:39:08.312049 image/jpeg 3696 2025-07-01T12:39:08.066061 image/jpeg 192927 2025-07-01T12:39:05.792091 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia