Project Gutenberg 2010-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 2578 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Le Roux de Lincy 1806 1869 Le Roux de Lincy, Antoine Jean Victor Lincy, Le Roux de Roux de Lincy, Le De Lincy, Le Roux Les caquets de l'accouchée nouvelle édition revue sur les pièces originales Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Les caquets de l'accouchée" by Edouard Fournier and Le Roux de Lincy is a satirical work written in the early 17th century. This collection captures the humorous and often pointed conversations of women gathered to visit an accouchée (a woman who has recently given birth), illustrating the customs, gossip, and societal norms of the time. It reflects on the behavior, preoccupations, and class dynamics of bourgeois Parisian women, serving as both entertainment and social commentary. The opening of the text establishes a vivid scene set in an accouchée's chamber where various women gather, each representing different social standings, anxieties, and desires. As they engage in lively banter, complaints about the state of marriage, the burdens of childbirth, and the gossip surrounding affluent households unfold. Amongst the humor is a portrait of the era's societal expectations, illustrating the pressures and absurdities of bourgeois life in 17th-century Paris, particularly through the comically embellished anecdotes recounted by the women. This initial glimpse sets the tone for a richly woven narrative that blends entertainment with sharper critiques of social customs and behaviors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800 PQ Text FR Humour Category: Humour Category: French Literature 677777 2025-08-13T13:33:15.133741 text/html 662161 2010-08-30T09:22:42 text/html 289553 2025-08-13T13:33:27.167686 application/epub+zip 303168 2025-08-13T13:33:17.957736 application/epub+zip 303169 2025-08-13T13:33:16.303777 application/epub+zip 598040 2025-08-13T13:33:33.196681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518016 2025-08-13T13:33:26.059683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498900 2022-09-15T10:40:17.346182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508204 2025-08-13T13:33:13.355778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 508027 2010-08-30T09:22:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499844 2010-08-30T09:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21659 2025-08-13T13:33:33.372635 application/rdf+xml 13228 2025-08-13T13:33:16.888715 image/jpeg 3567 2025-08-13T13:33:16.601733 image/jpeg 194819 2010-08-30T09:24:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 193477 2010-08-30T09:24:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 219697 2010-08-30T09:24:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 282965 2025-08-13T13:33:15.180737 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