Project Gutenberg 2009-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 379 Murray, Charles Theodore 1843 1924 Day, Francis 1863 1942 Kennedy, E. Benson Richardson, W. H. 02002771 Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life Mademoiselle Fouchette Produced by Irma Špehar, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life" by Charles Theodore Murray is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a young girl named Fouchette, a rag-picker living under brutal conditions in the slums of Paris, who faces a harsh and unkind world but exhibits remarkable resilience and spirit. Her journey through poverty, violence, and the struggle for survival in a corrupt society highlights the plight of the downtrodden in early 20th-century France. The opening of the novel introduces us to Fouchette, a ragged child who is brutally expelled from the home of Madame Podvin. The narrative follows her as she scavenges the streets for food, scavenging through refuse and engaging in sharp dialogue with a passerby who offers her kindness. Fouchette's life is further complicated by her association with the Podvins, who abuse her while they run an illicit bar. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of her daily struggles, her sharp wit, and hints at a deeper narrative involving violence and humanity's darker sides. Despite her grim reality, the first encounter with kindness from a stranger plants a seed of hope in her heart, leading the reader to anticipate a greater unfolding of her story as she strives for survival amidst brutality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30041/30041-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en France -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 637999 2025-07-12T10:14:12.987263 text/html 629548 2024-10-24T20:21:59 text/html 673580 2025-07-12T10:14:23.320200 application/epub+zip 682547 2025-07-12T10:14:14.907218 application/epub+zip 329997 2025-07-12T10:14:14.016268 application/epub+zip 874058 2025-07-12T10:14:28.937151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827670 2025-07-12T10:14:22.098183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478059 2022-09-14T04:11:53.637690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570448 2025-07-12T10:14:10.409314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 550334 2024-10-24T20:21:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569908 2021-01-05T16:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569901 2021-01-05T16:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22718 2025-07-12T10:14:29.100150 application/rdf+xml 23200 2025-07-12T10:14:14.133253 image/jpeg 4124 2025-07-12T10:14:14.076232 image/jpeg 218500 2021-01-05T16:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 671753 2021-01-05T16:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 218119 2021-01-05T16:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 673425 2025-07-12T10:14:13.051253 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