Project Gutenberg 2009-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 168 Leblanc, Maurice 1864 1941 Blanc, Maurice Le Blanc, Maurice le Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de The Frontier Produced by Mark C. Orton, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Frontier" by Maurice Leblanc is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character of Morestal, a patriotic farmer and mayor, whose life is intricately connected to the tension between France and Germany, set against the backdrop of looming war. Through the lives of Morestal, his son Philippe, and the intertwining paths of other residents near the French-German border, the narrative grapples with themes of loyalty, national pride, and the personal costs of conflict. The opening of the book sets a tense atmosphere as Morestal and his wife discuss the ongoing disturbances along the French-German frontier, specifically the repeated damage to a boundary post, symbolizing deeper issues of national integrity and personal conflict stemming from past wars. We see Morestal's fierce pride in France and a palpable sense of foreboding as he reflects on the possibility of conflict re-emerging with Germany. The arrival of their son Philippe, a professor who has differing views, introduces an imminent clash of ideologies within the family, encapsulating the overarching struggle between old patriotic sentiments and newer, more progressive worldviews. As Philippe returns home with his wife Marthe, layers of personal history entwine with the national narrative, hinting at dramatic tensions both within the family and across the border. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 397379 2025-08-11T14:53:59.996319 text/html 405520 2009-04-02T15:15:16 text/html 222199 2025-08-11T14:54:05.936269 application/epub+zip 224512 2025-08-11T14:54:00.938325 application/epub+zip 213772 2025-08-11T14:54:00.511383 application/epub+zip 368454 2025-08-11T14:54:09.804266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329907 2025-08-11T14:54:05.468249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319474 2022-09-13T09:18:17.935254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358922 2025-08-11T14:53:58.777274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358580 2009-04-02T15:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358591 2009-04-02T15:15:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21851 2025-08-11T14:54:09.948247 application/rdf+xml 24620 2025-08-11T14:54:00.606293 image/jpeg 3687 2025-08-11T14:54:00.559299 image/jpeg 134301 2009-04-02T15:15:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 204110 2009-04-02T15:15:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 134227 2009-04-02T15:15:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 203984 2025-08-11T14:54:00.032333 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 en.wikipedia