Project Gutenberg 2012-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 252 Kock, Paul de 1793 1871 Kock, Charles Paul de The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX) 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 Bashful Lover" by Paul de Kock is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story opens in 1818 during a wedding celebration, focusing on the peculiar union of Monsieur le Marquis de Grandvilain, who is nearing seventy, and Mademoiselle Aménaïde Dufoureau, who, at forty-four, has finally accepted him after years of mutual affection and resistance. The themes explored include the nature of love, age, and societal expectations, weaving humor with character exploration as the story unfolds. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the characters of the old marquis and his much younger bride, detailing their wedding festivities while providing insights into their backgrounds and emotional lives. Monsieur de Grandvilain, depicted as a once-charismatic figure now content in his advancing years, has finally chosen to marry Aménaïde, who has waited long for true affection. Through lively descriptions and wit, the scene sets the stage for their relationship dynamics, established years earlier but only now realized. As the narrative develops, it hints at the challenges they may face as older newlyweds and the societal implications of such a union. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41225/41225-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 723816 2025-07-16T15:13:23.695024 text/html 714819 2024-10-23T11:54:03 text/html 574343 2025-07-16T15:13:31.730947 application/epub+zip 585907 2025-07-16T15:13:24.817984 application/epub+zip 342411 2025-07-16T15:13:24.297996 application/epub+zip 798780 2025-07-16T15:13:37.019949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767780 2025-07-16T15:13:31.215927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523020 2022-09-18T19:32:53.184018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685556 2025-07-16T15:13:21.974019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 685473 2012-10-29T16:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17844 2025-07-16T15:13:37.156910 application/rdf+xml 15011 2025-07-16T15:13:24.392970 image/jpeg 2561 2025-07-16T15:13:24.345973 image/jpeg 563077 2025-07-16T15:13:23.759962 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