Project Gutenberg 2015-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 139 Souvestre, Émile 1806 1854 Souvestre, Emile Les derniers paysans - Tome 1 Avant-propos -- Premier récit: Le Sorcier du Petit-Haule -- Deuxième récit: La Fileuse -- Troisième récit: Les Bryérons et les Saulniers -- Quatrième récit: La Chasse aux Trésors -- Cinquième récit: La Niole Blanche. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif 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) "Les derniers paysans - Tome 1" by Émile Souvestre is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The work captures the life of rural communities in France, particularly focusing on the dwindling traditions and beliefs that defined the peasant experience. The narrative suggests a nostalgic reflection on the rustic lives of these last peasants as they confront the encroachments of modernity, illustrated through various characters like the young laboureur and the sorcerer, Guillemot. The opening of the novel introduces a world where the old ways of peasant life are fading under the pressures of modernization, with the author drawing from his intimate knowledge of rural customs and traditions. He presents a vivid portrayal of a young laborer who becomes entangled in the mysterious existence of sorcerers within his community. As the narrative unfolds, we see interactions that reveal deep-rooted superstitions and magical beliefs intertwined with everyday life, particularly through the character of the percepteur and his encounters with the locals. Through these exchanges and observations, the tone oscillates between reverence for the past and concern for the future, setting the stage for an exploration of folklore, magic, and the inevitable changes brought by the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 389566 2025-06-19T17:04:03.356462 text/html 370918 2024-10-24T17:37:24 text/html 224258 2025-06-19T17:04:09.718452 application/epub+zip 228392 2025-06-19T17:04:04.513449 application/epub+zip 215526 2025-06-19T17:04:03.833467 application/epub+zip 364240 2025-06-19T17:04:13.708399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332614 2025-06-19T17:04:09.281424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317906 2022-09-22T10:49:10.689615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345984 2025-06-19T17:04:02.609442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325961 2024-10-24T17:37:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17431 2025-06-19T17:04:13.864425 application/rdf+xml 27864 2025-06-19T17:04:03.936428 image/jpeg 4417 2025-06-19T17:04:03.884490 image/jpeg 216695 2025-06-19T17:04:03.399435 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