Project Gutenberg 2015-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 168 Chevassu, Francis 1861 1918 Bazouge Visages François Coppée -- Jules Lemaître -- Anatole France -- Léon Bourgeois -- Paul Deschanel -- A. Naquet -- Paul Déroulède -- F. Brunetière -- Henri Lavedan -- Aurélien Scholl -- 272 Henri Rochefort -- Émile Ollivier -- Maurice Donnay -- Le Père Didon -- Monsieur Ranc -- Charles Bocher -- Quesnay de Beaurepaire -- Antoine. Produced by Clarity, Nicole Pasteur and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Visages" by Francis Chevassu is a collection of essays likely written in the early 20th century. The work appears to explore various character studies, reflecting a diverse array of human experiences and social conditions, possibly focusing on individuals encountered in Paris. Chevassu adopts the perspective of an observer, aiming to capture the essence of people through their faces and lives, blending elements of realism with a touch of personal interpretation. The opening of "Visages" presents a preface in which the author justifies his approach to narrating character portraits as subjective impressions rather than critical analyses. He contrasts his method with more traditional critiques, explaining that he aims to depict individuals in their personal light, influenced by the surrounding societal context. Chevassu mentions his earlier work "Les Parisiens," indicating that this collection follows a similar theme but with a focus on the nuances of individual faces and their stories. The text sets the stage for an intimate journey through the lives and emotions of the characters that populate the author's Parisian observations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Authors, French PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 287368 2025-07-20T10:05:08.361683 text/html 267660 2024-10-22T23:31:41 text/html 1255959 2025-07-20T10:05:14.081659 application/epub+zip 1253615 2025-07-20T10:05:09.728681 application/epub+zip 194112 2025-07-20T10:05:09.165674 application/epub+zip 1321204 2025-07-20T10:05:17.344612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1108425 2025-07-20T10:05:13.495637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229045 2022-09-22T21:02:02.159753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247168 2025-07-20T10:05:07.693654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227349 2024-10-22T23:31:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17380 2025-07-20T10:05:17.482627 application/rdf+xml 8967 2025-07-20T10:05:09.251667 image/jpeg 1877 2025-07-20T10:05:09.209650 image/jpeg 1431247 2025-07-20T10:05:08.526689 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