Project Gutenberg 2009-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 210 Bourget, Paul 1852 1935 Bourget, Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, Charles Joseph Paul A agua profunda Produced by Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Água Profunda" by Paul Bourget is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complexities of personal relationships and societal norms through its central characters, focusing particularly on the Baronesa de Node, who is embroiled in a tangled web of jealousy and desire. The narrative delves into the psychological intricacies of envy and betrayal among women in Parisian high society. The opening of the novel introduces significant thematic elements by contrasting different cultures and their views on fortune, relationships, and personal desires. It establishes the psychological tension between Joanna de Node and her cousin, Valentina de Chalinhy, when Joanna inadvertently witnesses Valentina's suspicious behavior during a visit to a department store. The narrative suggests a deeper intrigue surrounding their intertwined lives and hints at Joanna's obsessive jealousy sparked by Valentina’s apparent happiness and stability, which only intensifies as the story unfolds. This complex emotional landscape lays the groundwork for a gripping exploration of love, betrayal, and the quest for personal freedom within the confines of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 302116 2025-06-12T11:58:14.466815 text/html 294747 2009-10-02T14:45:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183540 2025-06-12T11:58:21.634775 application/epub+zip 191495 2025-06-12T11:58:17.423773 application/epub+zip 172870 2025-06-12T11:58:16.217803 application/epub+zip 343245 2025-06-12T11:58:24.818792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334958 2025-06-12T11:58:20.933794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311110 2022-09-14T04:47:34.456515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284302 2023-09-13T09:11:14.867808 text/plain 15582 2025-06-12T11:58:24.943737 application/rdf+xml 13351 2025-06-12T11:58:16.761804 image/jpeg 3566 2025-06-12T11:58:16.488785 image/jpeg 183166 2025-06-12T11:58:14.494802 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