Project Gutenberg 2012-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 376 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Johannot, Tony 1803 1852 Sand, Maurice 1823 1889 Dudevant, Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, Jean-Francois-Maurice-Arnauld Lélia Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Lélia" by George Sand is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The work explores profound themes of love, faith, and existential suffering through the character of Lélia, a complex figure who elicits both admiration and fear from those around her. The narrative seems to delve into the struggles of the human spirit in the face of doubt and moral ambiguity. At the start of the novel, the preface reveals George Sand's introspective reflections on the creation of "Lélia," which was written without a predetermined plan and intended for her own contemplation. The narrative opens with a young poet’s turmoil regarding Lélia's enigmatic yet captivating nature, which inspires both awe and dread. This poet grapples with questions of Lélia's essence, her mystical qualities, and her seemingly profound disconnect from the mundane world. As the story unfolds, it suggests that Lélia embodies not only the beauty of spiritual longing but also a painful grappling with identity and belief. The tension between her transcendent aspirations and deep-seated despair becomes a central theme, setting the stage for an exploration of existentialism and the complexities of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39738/39738-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1045626 2025-08-16T07:37:45.611522 text/html 1043817 2021-01-25T14:41:00 text/html 8543241 2025-08-16T07:37:57.915432 application/epub+zip 8543842 2025-08-16T07:37:47.460446 application/epub+zip 480000 2025-08-16T07:37:46.440464 application/epub+zip 8781998 2025-08-16T07:38:06.138395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8733527 2025-08-16T07:37:56.031409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705452 2022-09-18T08:12:59.218770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980505 2025-08-16T07:37:43.994478 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1002764 2012-05-20T08:04:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 954693 2012-05-20T08:05:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22751 2025-08-16T07:38:06.367364 application/rdf+xml 16199 2025-08-16T07:37:46.539450 image/jpeg 2571 2025-08-16T07:37:46.491450 image/jpeg 376594 2012-05-20T08:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 370070 2012-05-20T08:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 8554178 2021-01-25T14:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 8389266 2025-08-16T07:37:45.894466 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia