Project Gutenberg 2015-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 638 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (07/10) 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 "Variétés Historiques et Littéraires" by Édouard Fournier is a collection of rare and curious prose and poetry written in the mid-19th century. The work seems to compile various pieces that reflect on aspects of life, culture, and possibly history from past centuries, exploring themes relevant to both the literary and historical contexts. The beginning of this collection presents a fascinating and prophetic account attributed to a mathematician discussing predictions for the year 1620. The text touches on astrological observations, potential maladies, and social occurrences characterized by a humorous and satirical tone. Fournier sets the stage for these predictions with a playful style, interspersing astrological analysis with whimsical commentary about the impact of these events on people—both common and noble. The opening offers a blend of intrigue and amusement, hinting at the clever observations and insights that likely permeate the subsequent pieces in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: French Literature 701605 2025-08-19T12:19:57.006553 text/html 686240 2024-10-24T17:09:46 text/html 1012169 2025-08-19T12:20:09.616467 application/epub+zip 1019708 2025-08-19T12:19:59.924490 application/epub+zip 327691 2025-08-19T12:19:58.367517 application/epub+zip 1252934 2025-08-19T12:20:16.149439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1141506 2025-08-19T12:20:07.392487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450822 2022-09-22T04:58:25.197950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592224 2025-08-19T12:19:55.462503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572362 2024-10-24T17:09:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17131 2025-08-19T12:20:16.321444 application/rdf+xml 10912 2025-08-19T12:19:58.505501 image/jpeg 2159 2025-08-19T12:19:58.438501 image/jpeg 1063760 2025-08-19T12:19:57.094547 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