Project Gutenberg 2009-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 166 Sue, Eugène 1804 1857 Sue, Eugene Sue, Marie Joseph Sue, Marie Joseph Eugène Les mystères du peuple, tome I Histoire d'une famille de prolétaires à travers les âges Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Pierre Lacaze 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) "Les mystères du peuple, tome I" by Eugène Sue is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative explores the lives of the working class (proletariat) through the ages, focusing on a central family, the Lebrenn family, and their struggles and experiences against the backdrop of significant social and political upheavals. The story melds elements of history with social commentary, inviting readers to reflect on the past evils and injustices encountered by the common people. The opening of the novel introduces us to Marik Lebrenn, a Breton cloth merchant in Paris, and his shop sign, "À l'Épée de Brennus." The narrative is set against the backdrop of political agitation in February 1848, leading to the Revolution of 1848 in France. We meet Gildas Pakou, a young and naïve shop attendant, and Jeanike, a charming servant, as they discuss their observations of mysterious happenings in their employer's shop and the concerning presence of a military figure, Colonel Gontran de Plouernel. This establishes a sense of intrigue, hinting at the intertwining of personal lives with larger socio-political tensions, as Gildas recounts a haunting tale about ancient monks, setting an ominous tone for the unfolding story. The chapter concludes with a sense of foreboding as the characters become aware of the implications of their societal roles amidst the chaos of their times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- History -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 735047 2025-07-11T11:17:51.742833 text/html 735098 2021-01-04T16:40:39 text/html 1525588 2025-07-11T11:18:02.413754 application/epub+zip 1540130 2025-07-11T11:17:54.149776 application/epub+zip 352329 2025-07-11T11:17:52.700803 application/epub+zip 1864927 2025-07-11T11:18:08.221693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1849920 2025-07-11T11:18:01.465777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642185 2022-09-13T05:10:48.897277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672871 2025-07-11T11:17:49.957823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656447 2021-01-04T16:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20703 2025-07-11T11:18:08.350722 application/rdf+xml 16317 2025-07-11T11:17:53.255799 image/jpeg 4278 2025-07-11T11:17:52.963763 image/jpeg 248511 2021-01-04T16:40:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 1435297 2021-01-04T16:40:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 1509413 2025-07-11T11:17:51.825770 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia