Project Gutenberg 2015-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 154 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Chapman, Frederic 1918 Drillien, Bérengère Drillien, B. (Bérengère) Drillien, Berengere L'anneau d'améthyste. English The Amethyst Ring Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Amethyst Ring" by Anatole France is a novel written during the late 19th century. This work revolves around Madame Bergeret, who leaves her husband, M. Bergeret, to return to her mother’s house amid societal pressure and personal crises. As she navigates her newfound independence and contemplates her future, the story unfolds within the social expectations and judgments of the characters surrounding her. The opening of the novel introduces us to Madame Bergeret as she prepares to leave her husband for her mother's home, wrestling with the complexity of her emotions and societal expectations. Despite her initial hesitations, the pressure from her friends and community drives her to embrace this change. A significant incident involving a fire in her room intensifies her feelings of loss and transformation. Meanwhile, M. Bergeret's indifferent behavior highlights the emotional distance in their relationship. The narrative sets the tone for exploring themes of womanhood, societal pressures, and the moral intricacies of family dynamics, laying the groundwork for Madame Bergeret's introspective journey through life after departure from her husband. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 432557 2025-07-19T14:51:05.593192 text/html 416700 2024-10-24T17:30:25 text/html 600750 2025-07-19T14:51:11.899175 application/epub+zip 598430 2025-07-19T14:51:06.652159 application/epub+zip 258862 2025-07-19T14:51:06.127184 application/epub+zip 700361 2025-07-19T14:51:15.872150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581429 2025-07-19T14:51:11.349162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324634 2022-09-22T09:21:39.028715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393265 2025-07-19T14:51:04.650244 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373382 2024-10-24T17:30:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17783 2025-07-19T14:51:16.015102 application/rdf+xml 16300 2025-07-19T14:51:06.213173 image/jpeg 1963 2025-07-19T14:51:06.171166 image/jpeg 530296 2025-07-19T14:51:05.657151 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