Project Gutenberg 2003-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Bernard, Charles de 1804 1850 Bernard-Dugrail, Charles de De Bernard, Charles Gerfaut — Volume 3 This etext was produced by David Widger "Gerfaut — Volume 3" by Charles de Bernard is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The opening chapters introduce themes of love, marital obligations, and societal expectations, focusing on the intricacies of a romantic entanglement involving the characters Clemence, Christian de Bergenheim, and Octave Gerfaut, among others. The narrative delves into the tensions within marriages shaped by familial pressures and personal desires, particularly as Clemence navigates her feelings for her husband and her growing attraction to Gerfaut. At the start of the novel, we see the backdrop of societal pressures surrounding marriage through the experience of Clemence and Christian. Clemence finds herself in a seemingly perfect yet emotionally barren marriage, longing for more than what her husband's affections provide. As Christian resigns himself to a life of quiet domesticity, warmth between him and Clemence begins to dwindle. This causes her to grapple with feelings of isolation and desire, especially regarding her affair with Gerfaut, who is presented as an insightful yet conflicted lover. The opening chapters set up a complex interplay of emotions, highlighting the conflict between duty and desire that will likely drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 145422 2025-10-02T09:20:15.906909 text/html 145243 2025-01-08T22:35:47.090238 text/html 126125 2025-10-02T09:20:21.072907 application/epub+zip 126876 2025-10-02T09:20:18.426897 application/epub+zip 112184 2025-10-02T09:20:17.393889 application/epub+zip 249079 2025-10-02T09:20:23.095862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235717 2025-10-02T09:20:20.465856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220659 2022-09-02T12:36:28.414135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129464 2025-10-02T09:20:15.605939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124795 2021-01-09T03:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17770 2025-10-02T09:20:23.219860 application/rdf+xml 13963 2025-10-02T09:20:17.884898 image/jpeg 3559 2025-10-02T09:20:17.636870 image/jpeg 49285 2021-01-09T03:39:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 126367 2025-10-02T09:20:15.918911 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