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 Project Gutenberg 2010-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 175 Lafon-Labatut, Joseph 1809 1877 Claretie, Jules 1840 1913 Claretie, Arsène-Arnaud Claretie, Arsène-Armand Claretie, Arsene-Arnaud Claretie, Jules Arsène Arnaud Lafon, Gabriel La femme du diable Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://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) "La femme du diable" by Joseph Lafon-Labatut is a narrative poem written in the late 19th century. The work presents the legend of a mysterious and sinister woman, known as the 'Woman of the Devil', living in isolation, and contrasts her existence with the vibrancy of a young, beautiful peasant girl named Jeanne. As the tale unfolds, themes of temptation and moral conflict emerge, specifically regarding beauty and desire, suggesting a tension between innocence and the lure of darkness." "The opening of "La femme du diable" introduces readers to a barren and haunted setting where the titular character resides, described as a withered woman shrouded in a cursed fate. The speaker reflects on childhood tales that evoke fear and intrigue about this enigmatic woman, hinting at her connection to the devil. In juxtaposition, the narrative soon introduces Jeanne, a vibrant and alluring peasant girl, whose beauty and charm become a source of envy and desire among those around her. This back-and-forth between the eerie presence of the Woman of the Devil and the liveliness of Jeanne sets the stage for a conflict that explores the dangers of temptation and the moral complexities of beauty and desire." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 183597 2025-06-13T15:02:39.142407 text/html 160497 2010-09-07T14:00:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46676 2010-09-07T14:02:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116847 2025-06-13T15:02:46.123367 application/epub+zip 117026 2025-06-13T15:02:41.340363 application/epub+zip 117026 2025-06-13T15:02:39.970393 application/epub+zip 246123 2025-06-13T15:02:49.354346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240262 2025-06-13T15:02:45.264362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215296 2022-09-15T10:44:51.786955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115857 2025-06-13T15:02:38.366402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115553 2020-07-02T16:20:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43381 2020-07-02T16:20:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 112942 2010-09-07T13:59:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42921 2010-09-07T14:02:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21657 2025-06-13T15:02:49.527326 application/rdf+xml 12738 2025-06-13T15:02:40.560368 image/jpeg 3237 2025-06-13T15:02:40.264402 image/jpeg 114992 2025-06-13T15:02:39.156374 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia