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 2012-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 215 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) 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) "The White House" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of Parisian society, the story revolves around the life of a government clerk named Robineau. The plot explores themes of social status, romance, and the comedic misadventures of its characters through their interactions at a lavish reception hosted by the affluent Baron de Marcey. The opening of the novel introduces us to Robineau as he navigates his mundane life as a clerk while yearning for social advancement and romance. He encounters two wealthy acquaintances in the Palais-Royal garden, Alfred and Edouard, who invite him to a grand reception at the baron's residence. Despite his self-deprecating humor and jealousy over his friends' wealth, Robineau struggles with his own lack of fortunes, especially as he prepares for the social event amid thoughts of his love interest, a milliner named Fifine. The introduction sets the stage for Robineau's hopes and aspirations, depicting a blend of lighthearted banter and the underlying social commentary of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40712/40712-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Novels 915883 2025-08-16T13:10:49.442176 text/html 904329 2024-10-23T10:44:01 text/html 560972 2025-08-16T13:10:59.447161 application/epub+zip 576033 2025-08-16T13:10:50.798216 application/epub+zip 415854 2025-08-16T13:10:50.206193 application/epub+zip 847170 2025-08-16T13:11:06.217111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814380 2025-08-16T13:10:58.796116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652303 2022-09-18T15:59:12.443958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876682 2025-08-16T13:10:47.028190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 876581 2012-09-08T17:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16154 2025-08-16T13:11:06.361108 application/rdf+xml 21737 2025-08-16T13:10:50.311162 image/jpeg 2476 2025-08-16T13:10:50.261166 image/jpeg 543193 2025-08-16T13:10:49.525175 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia