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 2012-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 209 Karr, Alphonse 1808 1890 Karr, Jean-Alphonse Les guêpes ­— séries 1 & 2 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) "Les guêpes — séries 1 & 2" by Alphonse Karr is a collection of satirical essays written in the mid-19th century. The author uses this work to explore and comment on the social and political issues of his time in a candid and often humorous manner. Karr aims to entertain while provoking thought about the absurdities of authority, the press, and societal norms. The opening of the collection introduces the author’s intention to tackle contemporary topics through a frank and irreverent lens. Karr expresses his disdain for the current state of journalism and politics, reflecting on the prevalence of mediocrity and deceit. He establishes a tone of lighthearted skepticism, encouraging readers to join him in critiquing those in power, while also hinting at a playful camaraderie with his audience. The tone is set for a mix of wit and insight, as Karr aims to engage the reader in conversations about society's follies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40052/40052-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French essays DC PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 1446709 2025-08-16T09:29:19.608722 text/html 1521485 2024-10-23T09:16:21 text/html 600533 2025-08-16T09:29:36.010109 application/epub+zip 625184 2025-08-16T09:29:21.806707 application/epub+zip 578045 2025-08-16T09:29:20.693717 application/epub+zip 1055636 2025-08-16T09:29:46.109074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 958853 2025-08-16T09:29:35.084143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 892398 2022-09-18T10:39:34.148427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1207418 2025-08-16T09:29:15.472752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1207229 2013-05-24T14:02:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17040 2025-08-16T09:29:46.272061 application/rdf+xml 16493 2025-08-16T09:29:20.889712 image/jpeg 3445 2025-08-16T09:29:20.793678 image/jpeg 583423 2025-08-16T09:29:19.725776 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia