Project Gutenberg 2016-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 103 Véron, Pierre 1833 1900 Veron, Pierre Le panthéon de poche Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, 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) "Le panthéon de poche" by Pierre Véron is a biographical collection written in the late 19th century. This work presents a series of satirical reflections on notable figures of the time, exploring their characteristics, achievements, and societal perceptions in a blend of humor and critique. The text appears to juxtapose grandeur with modesty, suggesting a diversion from the conventional, grandiose representations often found in traditional biographies. The opening of the book introduces its unique format, presenting a series of brief and pointed sketches on various individuals, akin to the entries in a dictionary or a hall of fame. Each entry combines physical descriptions with witty critiques or observations regarding the subjects' talents, personalities, and societal roles. For example, Abd-el-Kader is depicted as a once-great patriot now reduced to being merely a shadow of his former self, while other figures are characterized with clever analogies and humor. This approach provides a distinctive take on historical and contemporary personalities, setting the tone for a light yet piercing commentary on the nature of fame, recognition, and the complexity of human character in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Biography -- Anecdotes France -- Biography -- Humor PQ Text FR Humour FR Littérature Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Biographies Category: French Literature 260556 2025-06-21T05:52:50.870315 text/html 244127 2024-10-23T00:50:02 text/html 164729 2025-06-21T05:52:58.442270 application/epub+zip 163003 2025-06-21T05:52:52.188306 application/epub+zip 163004 2025-06-21T05:52:51.497305 application/epub+zip 254961 2025-06-21T05:53:02.572233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204361 2025-06-21T05:52:57.771272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204487 2022-09-23T22:37:29.883692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186121 2025-06-21T05:52:49.460334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166261 2024-10-23T00:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17549 2025-06-21T05:53:02.740244 application/rdf+xml 11537 2025-06-21T05:52:51.633285 image/jpeg 2356 2025-06-21T05:52:51.567296 image/jpeg 117557 2025-06-21T05:52:50.895291 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