Project Gutenberg 2015-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 205 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (10/10) 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 Edouard Fournier is a collection of rare and curious prose and verse pieces written in the mid-19th century. The book appears to serve as an anthology of various literary works, reflecting on aspects of history and society, specifically exploring themes related to domestic life and the social hierarchies of the time. The opening of the treatise sets the stage for a discussion on domestic management, presented as a letter from a certain sieur Crespin to Madame la marquise de Lezay. Crespin, who holds the position of master of the house, expresses gratitude for her support and offers insights into the proper management of a household, which reflects broader societal norms and the consequences of poor domestic governance. He emphasizes the importance of structure, discipline, and the role of a dependable staff. This introduction hints at a mix of practical advice and social commentary that characterizes the work as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 705997 2025-07-19T12:19:00.480829 text/html 692682 2024-10-24T17:11:48 text/html 882923 2025-07-19T12:19:16.943723 application/epub+zip 894452 2025-07-19T12:19:04.639809 application/epub+zip 322468 2025-07-19T12:19:02.487751 application/epub+zip 1143338 2025-07-19T12:19:23.431681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058367 2025-07-19T12:19:13.775703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487304 2022-09-22T05:22:27.177730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560960 2025-07-19T12:18:58.562813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540938 2024-10-24T17:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17255 2025-07-19T12:19:23.582655 application/rdf+xml 10860 2025-07-19T12:19:02.684769 image/jpeg 2023 2025-07-19T12:19:02.573765 image/jpeg 918359 2025-07-19T12:19:00.562825 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