Project Gutenberg 2014-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 97 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Pierre et Jean. Finnish Veljekset Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Veljekset" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two brothers, Peter and John Roland, who navigate their complicated relationships within the context of family dynamics and expectations, particularly after the unexpected inheritance of a substantial fortune from a family friend. Themes of rivalry, jealousy, and the complexities of familial love are likely to be central to the narrative. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Roland family as they embark on a fishing trip. The family consists of the elderly Roland and his wife, joined by their two sons, Peter, a physician, and John, a younger, more impulsive character. The outing is quickly interrupted by the family’s concerns over an impending visit from their lawyer, hinting at potential changes in their circumstances. As the plot unfolds, undercurrents of rivalry emerge, especially between the brothers as John inherits a significant fortune from a deceased friend of their father's, leading to tension and introspection about their relationships and societal positions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Inheritance and succession -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Normandy (France) -- Fiction Sibling rivalry -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 156760 2025-07-18T08:26:35.912835 text/html 156571 156510 2024-10-18T19:40:54.084815 2023-09-19T14:29:23.471729 text/html text/html 124296 2025-07-18T08:26:41.372777 application/epub+zip 125791 2025-07-18T08:26:38.462812 application/epub+zip 111673 2025-07-18T08:26:37.441830 application/epub+zip 241011 2025-07-18T08:26:43.452780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226423 2025-07-18T08:26:40.754808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191397 2022-09-20T13:57:24.687504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131171 2025-07-18T08:26:35.655798 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111554 2024-10-24T02:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18705 2025-07-18T08:26:43.572758 application/rdf+xml 12860 2025-07-18T08:26:37.909782 image/jpeg 3272 2025-07-18T08:26:37.674781 image/jpeg 124274 2025-07-18T08:26:35.925811 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