Project Gutenberg 2014-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 318 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant A Historical Story of the Great French Revolution E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Taking the Bastile; Or, Pitou the Peasant" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the tumultuous period of the French Revolution, focusing on the character of Ange Pitou, a peasant boy who becomes embroiled in the unfolding events and strives to find his place amidst the chaos. Dumas weaves a tale of heroism, societal change, and the quest for liberty, encapsulated in the dramatic moment of storming the Bastille. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to a young man named Gilbert, who ventures through the snow-covered countryside to find a peasant woman, Madeline Pitou. He brings with him an infant to be raised at her cottage, a child whose birth has been surrounded by tragedy as both parents have died. As Gilbert entrusts the child to Madeline, he expresses both hope and sorrow for the boy's future. Through his interactions with Madeline and her family, we see the warmth and complexities of rural life, as well as the undercurrents of change looming on the horizon. The introduction sets the stage for the emergence of the protagonist, Ange Pitou, hinting at themes of loss, parental bonds, and the significant impact of the upcoming revolution on personal and societal levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45424/45424-h/images/cover_image.jpg Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction Bastille -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 561207 2025-06-18T12:16:27.062436 text/html 550489 2024-10-24T06:00:19 text/html 370146 2025-06-18T12:16:37.067366 application/epub+zip 375188 2025-06-18T12:16:28.757455 application/epub+zip 279956 2025-06-18T12:16:27.913485 application/epub+zip 550740 2025-06-18T12:16:43.049390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505765 2025-06-18T12:16:36.122420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411609 2022-09-20T17:48:52.093781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463550 2023-09-19T17:19:51.016139 text/plain 443669 2024-10-24T06:00:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16470 2025-06-18T12:16:43.277331 application/rdf+xml 22078 2025-06-18T12:16:28.037415 image/jpeg 3454 2025-06-18T12:16:27.974457 image/jpeg 392152 2025-06-18T12:16:27.121477 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