Project Gutenberg 2011-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 118 Barbey d'Aurevilly, J. (Jules) 1808 1889 D'Aurevilly, Jules Amedee Barbey D'Aurevilly, Jules Amédée Barbey D'Aurevilly, J. Barbey (Jules Barbey) Aurevilly, J. Barbey d' (Jules Barbey d') d'Aurevilly, Jules Barbey Marold, Luděk 1865 1898 Marold, Ludwig Marold, Ludek Mittis Mittis, Luigi Rossi Le Chevalier des Touches Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chevalier_des_Touches Produced by Laurent Vogel, Valérie Leduc, (The illustrations were produced from files generously made available by The Internet Archive.) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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) "Le Chevalier des Touches" by J. Barbey d'Aurevilly is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the socio-political turmoil of post-Revolutionary France, focusing on themes of loyalty, nostalgia, and the echoes of past conflicts. The narrative revolves around the enigmatic figure of the Chevalier des Touches, exploring his presence and the impressions he leaves on those who remember him. The opening of the novel introduces us to the quiet yet ominous town of Valognes during the late Restoration period. As the town's residents hunker down against the elements, a mysterious figure—a man with an elegant old-world appearance—arrives. He is later identified as an abbé who has encountered the notorious Chevalier des Touches, described in a haunting manner that captivates those gathered in the parlor of the Touffedelys sisters. This encounter sets off a series of reflections on the past among the characters, who are bound by memories, loyalty to the Bourbon monarchy, and the scars of civil war, foreshadowing a deeper exploration of their intertwined fates as the mystery of the Chevalier unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- History -- Wars of the Vendée, 1793-1832 -- Fiction Chouans -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 363588 2025-08-15T12:55:32.666196 text/html 356215 2021-01-08T08:42:01 text/html 881980 2025-08-15T12:55:41.106194 application/epub+zip 884432 2025-08-15T12:55:36.058197 application/epub+zip 205811 2025-08-15T12:55:34.529189 application/epub+zip 1032122 2025-08-15T12:55:44.746173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994371 2025-08-15T12:55:39.949156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305276 2022-09-17T13:15:53.226688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326176 2025-08-15T12:55:31.938222 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318267 2021-01-08T08:42:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21242 2025-08-15T12:55:44.894201 application/rdf+xml 11197 2025-08-15T12:55:35.041173 image/jpeg 3049 2025-08-15T12:55:34.782182 image/jpeg 123247 2021-01-08T08:42:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 793964 2021-01-08T08:42:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 865643 2025-08-15T12:55:32.783183 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia