Project Gutenberg 2015-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 412 Daudet, Alphonse 1840 1897 Daudet, Louis Marie Alphonse Contes de lundi Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contes_du_lundi La dernière classe -- La partie de billard -- La vision du juge de Colmar -- L'enfant espion -- Les mères -- Le siège de Berlin -- Le mauvais zouave -- La pendule de Bougival -- La défense de Tarascon -- Le Prussien de Bélisaire -- Les paysans à Paris -- Aux avant-postes -- Paysages d'insurrection -- Le bac -- Le porte-drapeau -- La mort de Chauvin -- Alsace! Alsace! -- Le caravansérail -- Un décoré du 15 août -- Mon képi -- Le turco de la Commune -- Le concert de la huitième -- La bataille du Père-Lachaise -- Les petits pâtés -- Monologue à bord -- Les fées de France -- Un teneur de livres -- Avec trois cent mille francs que m'a promis Girardin! -- Arthur -- Les trois sommations -- Un soir de première -- La soupe au fromage -- Le dernier livre -- Maison a vendre -- Contes de Noël: Un réveillon dans le Marais. Les trois messes basses -- Le Pape est mort -- Paysages gastronomiques -- La moisson au bord de la mer -- Les émotions d'un perdreau rouge -- Le miroir -- L'empereur aveugle Produced by Annemie Arnst and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) "Contes de lundi" by Alphonse Daudet is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book features a variety of narratives that explore diverse themes, including the impact of war on everyday life, nostalgic reflections, and societal changes, often framed within the context of French history and culture. The opening of the collection introduces readers to a poignant tale titled "La dernière classe," which revolves around a young boy named Frantz in Alsace during a time of upheaval. Late for school, he notices an unusual calm and gathering of townspeople outside the school, which sets a somber tone. As he enters, he realizes that it is the last lesson to be taught in French before the imposition of German instruction, a moment filled with regret and poignancy. Through Frantz's eyes, readers witness the bittersweet emotions of nostalgia, loss, and the significance of language and identity, establishing a deeply reflective atmosphere that permeates the stories ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 458905 2025-07-20T06:44:22.590400 text/html 438611 2024-04-02T10:09:22 text/html 303756 2025-07-20T06:44:27.358382 application/epub+zip 310524 2025-07-20T06:44:23.299408 application/epub+zip 241319 2025-07-20T06:44:22.942429 application/epub+zip 441291 2025-07-20T06:44:30.733337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424769 2025-07-20T06:44:27.041407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355877 2022-09-22T16:39:55.721979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440574 2025-07-20T06:44:22.104434 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420849 2024-04-02T10:22:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18725 2025-07-20T06:44:30.858382 application/rdf+xml 16922 2025-07-20T06:44:23.029415 image/jpeg 2578 2025-07-20T06:44:22.986379 image/jpeg 288753 2025-07-20T06:44:22.632448 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