Project Gutenberg 2008-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 172 Bourget, Paul 1852 1935 Bourget, Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, Charles Joseph Paul La terre promise Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La terre promise" by Paul Bourget is a psychological novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex moral dilemmas surrounding love, fidelity, and parental responsibility, centering on the character of Francis Nayrac, who finds himself entangled in a poignant love story while confronting the consequences of his past. The opening of "La terre promise" introduces key characters and sets a reflective tone. The comtesse Louise Scilly observes her daughter Henriette and her fiancé Francis Nayrac enjoying a blissful moment in the Sicilian sun, contrasting their happiness with her own health struggles. As Louise reminisces about her late husband's death and her resolve to care for Henriette, the narrative delves into themes of love, sacrifice, and the bonds of family. The tranquility of their present is soon undermined by Francis's apprehension about a new complication: the unexpected arrival of Pauline Raffraye, his former lover. This suspenseful development foreshadows the emotional turmoil that threatens to disrupt the harmonious lives of the main characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 646279 2025-08-11T05:22:17.620457 text/html 625667 2021-01-04T01:50:54 text/html 381128 2025-08-11T05:22:25.327889 application/epub+zip 394798 2025-08-11T05:22:19.818903 application/epub+zip 320673 2025-08-11T05:22:18.550421 application/epub+zip 739580 2025-08-11T05:22:29.782862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708316 2025-08-11T05:22:24.535921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489185 2022-09-12T09:47:11.724432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623688 2025-08-11T05:22:16.822440 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 605853 2021-01-04T01:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18804 2025-08-11T05:22:29.914851 application/rdf+xml 12431 2025-08-11T05:22:19.063417 image/jpeg 3267 2025-08-11T05:22:18.821427 image/jpeg 227432 2021-01-04T01:50:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 307212 2021-01-04T01:50:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 373079 2025-08-11T05:22:17.709444 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