Project Gutenberg 2010-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 114 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile Partie carrée Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partie_carr%C3%A9e_(Th%C3%A9ophile_Gautier) 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) "Partie carrée" by Théophile Gautier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in Folkstone, England, focusing primarily on the character of Geordie, the hotelier of the only tavern in the village, the "Lion Rouge". The novel presents a blend of humor, human nature, and social commentary, as it navigates Geordie's interactions with a mysterious traveler who upends his usual routine. The opening of "Partie carrée" introduces us to a damp November morning in Folkstone, where Geordie stands outside his inn, lost in thoughts of profit and property. His reverie is interrupted by the brash arrival of a stranger, who rudely engages him by striking his belly, leading to a humorous exchange that reveals both men’s character and motivations. As Geordie navigates this encounter, his assumptions about the stranger's social status are challenged, culminating in a transaction regarding a carriage. This beginning sets the stage for a larger narrative intertwined with themes of deception, identity, and the allure of social appearances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 437527 2025-07-14T05:48:20.238045 text/html 433378 2010-11-11T17:48:34 text/html 230533 2025-07-14T05:48:27.054546 application/epub+zip 237558 2025-07-14T05:48:22.226052 application/epub+zip 237558 2025-07-14T05:48:20.938064 application/epub+zip 422411 2025-07-14T05:48:30.754536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401228 2025-07-14T05:48:26.364519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367602 2022-09-15T14:46:47.762374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415454 2025-07-14T05:48:19.520094 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415358 2010-11-11T17:48:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405012 2010-11-11T17:48:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21781 2025-07-14T05:48:30.881489 application/rdf+xml 12019 2025-07-14T05:48:21.430030 image/jpeg 3212 2025-07-14T05:48:21.183042 image/jpeg 160786 2010-11-11T17:50:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 159249 2010-11-11T17:50:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 165875 2010-11-11T17:50:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 226825 2025-07-14T05:48:20.274074 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