Project Gutenberg 2014-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 185 Gautier, Judith 1845 1917 Gautier, Louise Judith Gautier, Louise Charlotte Ernestine Mendès, Judith Mendes, Judith Walter, Judith Gautier-Mendès, Judith Kite, S. B. Smith, L. H. Harvey, S. A. B. (Sarah A. B.) 1843 Harvey, Sarah A. B. Mémoires d'un Éléphant blanc. English The Memoirs of a White Elephant Produced by Annemie Arnst and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "The Memoirs of a White Elephant" by Judith Gautier is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of a white elephant named Iravata, who recounts his remarkable life in Asia, especially in Siam and India, detailing his experiences as a royal elephant and his bond with Princess Parvati. The tale promises adventure, emotion, and a unique exploration of the world through the eyes of a creature often revered and misunderstood. At the start of the memoir, Iravata reflects on how he learned to write, which is a rare achievement for an elephant. He lives in the Palace of Golconda, where he enjoys relative freedom and observes the antics of children attending school nearby, igniting his curiosity about human language and education. His passion for learning leads him to sneak peek at their lessons, eventually allowing him to craft the alphabet on a schoolmaster's tablet. Subsequently, his unique talent is revealed to Princess Parvati, affirming their bond and setting the stage for his many adventures, including serving as a guardian and companion to the princess, and later finding himself in complex scenarios filled with joys and challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Elephants -- Juvenile fiction Asiatic elephant -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 258145 2025-06-19T04:29:56.565659 text/html 235623 2024-10-24T11:06:46 text/html 1382559 2025-06-19T04:30:04.888648 application/epub+zip 1386195 2025-06-19T04:29:59.980621 application/epub+zip 166575 2025-06-19T04:29:58.571677 application/epub+zip 1529535 2025-06-19T04:30:08.334599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1517963 2025-06-19T04:30:03.970620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277942 2022-09-21T10:53:29.991651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235807 2025-06-19T04:29:55.822657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215875 2024-10-24T11:06:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17782 2025-06-19T04:30:08.497582 application/rdf+xml 12179 2025-06-19T04:29:59.139630 image/jpeg 3039 2025-06-19T04:29:58.851635 image/jpeg 1291433 2025-06-19T04:29:56.621669 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