Project Gutenberg 2012-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 289 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII) 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) "Le Cocu" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book appears to explore themes of love, infidelity, and the complexities of human relationships in a comedic light. The opening portion introduces various characters in a reading room, establishing a lively setting filled with diverse personalities, including a jealous husband and his secretive wife, who are involved in an intricate love affair. The beginning of the novel sets the scene in a reading room where patrons engage with newspapers while waiting for their turn. Among them, a playful young woman requests a novel, showcasing her spirited personality. As the chapter unfolds, it introduces Bélan, a character entwined in romantic intrigues, who is in a state of distress after a close call with his lover's suspicious husband. This intricately woven narrative hints at both humor and societal commentary while establishing the social dynamics and the various romantic entanglements that will likely drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40959/40959-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 756291 2025-06-16T15:38:15.304259 text/html 747507 2024-10-23T11:14:24 text/html 579600 2025-06-16T15:38:25.196288 application/epub+zip 593079 2025-06-16T15:38:16.549237 application/epub+zip 355970 2025-06-16T15:38:15.923265 application/epub+zip 823766 2025-06-16T15:38:31.773206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783765 2025-06-16T15:38:24.580203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544775 2022-09-18T17:43:13.014358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717072 2025-06-16T15:38:12.862290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716977 2012-10-06T15:35:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16616 2025-06-16T15:38:31.950156 application/rdf+xml 17262 2025-06-16T15:38:16.037284 image/jpeg 2549 2025-06-16T15:38:15.981244 image/jpeg 568767 2025-06-16T15:38:15.382297 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