Project Gutenberg 2008-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 148 Duras, Claire de Durfort, duchesse de 1777 1828 Durfort, Claire Louise Rose Bonne de Coëtnempren de Kersaint de, duchesse de Duras Durfort, Claire Louise Rose Bonne de Coetnempren de Kersaint de, duchesse de Duras Edouard Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_(Claire_de_Duras) Produced by Daniel Fromont "Edouard" by duchesse de Claire de Durfort Duras is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds primarily through the perspective of Edouard, a melancholic young man whose journey is marked by deep personal loss and emotional turmoil, as he grapples with profound feelings of despair and the search for connection amidst societal constraints. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to a young man sailing toward Baltimore, where he encounters Edouard, a fellow passenger whose sorrowful demeanor quickly captures the narrator's attention. As they share a voyage, the narrator is drawn to Edouard’s mysteriousness and depth but struggles to penetrate the walls of silence he maintains regarding his painful past. Through reflections on life, death, and societal injustices, Edouard's character is revealed as one shaped profoundly by loss and disappointment, evoking both pity and admiration from those around him. Their relationship evolves against the backdrop of war, companionship, and the relentless weight of grief, setting the stage for a compelling exploration of love and emotional resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century Romance fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 224790 2025-06-11T07:05:15.254184 text/html 224611 2025-01-11T10:06:47.190656 text/html 145624 2025-06-11T07:05:20.162176 application/epub+zip 148728 2025-06-11T07:05:17.049234 application/epub+zip 148729 2025-06-11T07:05:15.901138 application/epub+zip 252214 2025-06-11T07:05:22.677104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240147 2025-06-11T07:05:19.505133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218626 2022-09-12T11:27:52.695057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212951 2025-06-11T07:05:14.948174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208020 2021-01-04T04:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78260 2021-01-04T04:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18718 2025-06-11T07:05:22.815102 application/rdf+xml 10558 2025-06-11T07:05:16.465159 image/jpeg 2634 2025-06-11T07:05:16.179144 image/jpeg 143433 2025-06-11T07:05:15.276188 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