Project Gutenberg 2015-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 224 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (06/10) Recueil de piéces 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 historical and literary collection written during the mid-19th century. This compilation features rare and curious pieces in prose and verse, showcasing various historical events and reflections on literature. The book selectively revisits significant moments and personalities from history, reflecting on the impact of literature in shaping narratives. At the start of the work, Fournier recounts a catastrophic flooding event that occurred along the Loire River in January 1633. Through vivid descriptions, he narrates the dramatic consequences of the deluge, detailing the panic of families trying to save their lives amidst the powerful waters. The opening portion introduces various characters, including a father grappling with the safety of his children and a gentleman caught off guard by the sudden rise of water. The narratives highlight not just the individual tragedies caused by the disaster but also the miraculous escapes attributed to divine intervention, setting a tone of both reverence and inquiry into human resilience and fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - European 674724 2025-06-19T12:43:52.239433 text/html 662008 2024-10-24T17:08:28 text/html 953448 2025-06-19T12:44:08.463347 application/epub+zip 962530 2025-06-19T12:43:56.356434 application/epub+zip 313733 2025-06-19T12:43:54.248451 application/epub+zip 1194458 2025-06-19T12:44:15.248313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083791 2025-06-19T12:44:05.622361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435636 2022-09-22T04:42:02.086950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540606 2023-09-21T05:52:16.139923 text/plain 520629 2024-10-24T17:08:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16091 2025-06-19T12:44:15.416323 application/rdf+xml 11372 2025-06-19T12:43:54.443427 image/jpeg 2093 2025-06-19T12:43:54.341417 image/jpeg 996953 2025-06-19T12:43:52.330470 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia