Project Gutenberg 2015-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 190 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (05/10) Recueil de pièces volantes rares et curieuses en prose et en vers Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Guy de Montpellier, Christine P. Travers 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) "Variétés Historiques et Littéraires" by Édouard Fournier is a collection of rare and curious prose and verse pieces written in the mid-19th century. This compilation reflects on historical events, societal themes, and literary expressions from different periods, with a particular focus on lesser-known works that shed light on the cultural landscape of the times it encompasses. The opening of the work presents a series of poetic pieces, part of a broader context of political and social unrest in France, particularly during the Fronde. It showcases satirical commentary on the conflicts and perceptions of contemporary figures and societal norms, deploying humor and irony to address serious themes of war, food scarcity, and civic duty. The narratives often reflect a collective sentiment among Parisians, capturing the atmosphere of urgency and resilience amidst the turmoil as various social classes respond to their circumstances, revealing the multifaceted nature of urban life during a crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: French Literature 698884 2025-06-19T12:25:33.346665 text/html 688301 2024-10-24T17:06:26 text/html 1018175 2025-06-19T12:25:54.103596 application/epub+zip 1026974 2025-06-19T12:25:39.309543 application/epub+zip 327707 2025-06-19T12:25:36.296674 application/epub+zip 1270776 2025-06-19T12:26:01.435444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1159630 2025-06-19T12:25:49.383490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462300 2022-09-22T04:18:32.811923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556880 2023-09-21T05:36:04.298816 text/plain 536904 2024-10-24T17:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15710 2025-06-19T12:26:01.606474 application/rdf+xml 11872 2025-06-19T12:25:36.492625 image/jpeg 2119 2025-06-19T12:25:36.398655 image/jpeg 1063360 2025-06-19T12:25:33.447565 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