Project Gutenberg 2015-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 198 Fournier, Edouard 1819 1880 Fournier, Édouard Variétés Historiques et Littéraires (08/10) 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 essays written in the mid-19th century. The work compiles various prose and poetic pieces, reflecting both historical and literary interests, likely appealing to readers fascinated by the nuances of French history and literature during this period. At the start of this work, the narrative presents the interrogation and deposition of Jehan de Poltrot regarding the assassination of the Duke of Guise in 1563. The text recounts Poltrot's confession, detailing his motivations and the instigators behind the assassination, including notable figures within the political milieu of the time. As the story unfolds, the reader is drawn into the complex interplay of political intrigue and personal decision-making that ultimately leads to the dramatic and significant act of violence. The opening sets a profound stage for exploring themes of loyalty, deception, and the consequences of political actions in historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 686172 2025-07-20T03:57:13.441949 text/html 672734 2024-10-24T17:45:57 text/html 941778 2025-07-20T03:57:27.879885 application/epub+zip 948367 2025-07-20T03:57:17.057967 application/epub+zip 320261 2025-07-20T03:57:15.256990 application/epub+zip 1187297 2025-07-20T03:57:33.786848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1075481 2025-07-20T03:57:25.166924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448371 2022-09-22T12:15:09.338913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561687 2025-07-20T03:57:11.790997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 541665 2024-10-24T17:45:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17583 2025-07-20T03:57:33.935862 application/rdf+xml 11027 2025-07-20T03:57:15.418925 image/jpeg 2053 2025-07-20T03:57:15.338932 image/jpeg 984154 2025-07-20T03:57:13.527981 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