Project Gutenberg 2015-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 163 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Chapman, Frederic 1918 Willcocks, M. P. (Mary Patricia) 1869 1952 Willcocks, Mary Patricia The Wicker Work Woman: A Chronicle of Our Own Times 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 Wicker Work Woman: A Chronicle of Our Own Times" by Anatole France is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens with M. Bergeret, a professor of literature, who reflects on his life and surroundings while preparing his lesson on Virgil's "Æneid". Through his introspective thoughts, we catch a glimpse of a man dissatisfied with his marriage and professional life, grappling with a sense of melancholy and yearning for a more vibrant existence. The opening of the novel introduces us to M. Bergeret in his cramped study, where the dreary environment and the dissonance of his daughters practicing piano contribute to his somber mood. As he muses over the beauty of the classical world and the irony of his mundane life, he is interrupted by his student, M. Roux, and later by a visit from Madame Bergeret, who adds to his troubled thoughts. The interactions reveal the professor's contempt for the military and those glorifying war, as well as his struggle with personal dissatisfaction, framed against the backdrop of societal norms and expectations. The poignant reflections of M. Bergeret set the tone for a narrative steeped in introspection and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 404761 2025-07-20T07:15:28.608348 text/html 387307 2024-10-22T23:18:39 text/html 582969 2025-07-20T07:15:34.544343 application/epub+zip 580973 2025-07-20T07:15:29.649343 application/epub+zip 247567 2025-07-20T07:15:29.128355 application/epub+zip 679404 2025-07-20T07:15:38.401385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566351 2025-07-20T07:15:34.017294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306816 2022-09-22T17:28:39.951006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362921 2025-07-20T07:15:27.940323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342907 2024-10-22T23:18:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17926 2025-07-20T07:15:38.539296 application/rdf+xml 13741 2025-07-20T07:15:29.216350 image/jpeg 2125 2025-07-20T07:15:29.173323 image/jpeg 518935 2025-07-20T07:15:28.667361 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