Project Gutenberg 2013-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 243 Pontmartin, Armand, comte de 1811 1890 Pontmartin, A. (Armand), comte de Pontmartin, Armand de Les Jeudis de Madame Charbonneau Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les Jeudis de Madame Charbonneau" by Armand de Pontmartin is a satirical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the interactions and absurdities of Paris society through the lens of its protagonist, who has returned to his provincial roots, revealing the comical pretensions and resemblances between Parisian and provincial life. The opening of the book sets the stage for a series of literary conversations hosted by Madame Charbonneau in her home, aimed at fostering intellectual discussion, but quickly reveals the consequences and realities of such gatherings. The narrator, a Parisian who feels out of place among his provincial peers, reflects on his encounters with various local characters, and the initial conversations devolve into idle gossip and social banter. The narrative establishes a humorous contrast between the narrator's expectations of highbrow conversation and the reality of trivial chatter, highlighting the universal tendency for social groups to revert to familiar, often mundane topics, regardless of their location or background. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43294/43294-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Satire French fiction -- 19th century Romans à clef Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 538369 2025-06-17T12:56:32.164085 text/html 531681 2013-07-24T10:52:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 292233 2025-06-17T12:56:39.679039 application/epub+zip 297369 2025-06-17T12:56:33.558058 application/epub+zip 292280 2025-06-17T12:56:32.862104 application/epub+zip 453156 2025-06-17T12:56:44.734033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400709 2025-06-17T12:56:38.992083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395984 2022-09-19T17:58:54.332369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495565 2025-06-17T12:56:31.478089 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495608 2013-07-24T10:52:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17718 2025-06-17T12:56:44.902005 application/rdf+xml 7365 2025-06-17T12:56:32.976083 image/jpeg 1712 2025-06-17T12:56:32.920083 image/jpeg 261786 2025-06-17T12:56:32.222103 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