Project Gutenberg 2016-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 103 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Onerva, L. 1882 1972 Lehtinen, Hilja Onerva Lehtinen, Onerva Madetoja, Hilja Onerva Streng, Hilja Onerva Thais Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(novel) E-text prepared by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Thais" by Anatole France is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in ancient Egypt and revolves around the life of the elegant and seductive actress Thais, exploring themes of sin, redemption, and the spiritual struggles of its characters, particularly that of Paphnutius, a fervent monk who seeks to save her soul from a life of debauchery. The opening of the novel introduces a desolate landscape filled with ascetics living near the Nile, leading lives of strict poverty and self-denial. Among them is Paphnutius, who reflects on his past temptation by the alluring actress Thais, who is known for corrupting the hearts of many men with her beauty and performances. As Paphnutius wrestles with memories of his youthful desires and the haunting guilt of his past, he resolves to travel to Alexandria with the intention of saving Thais from her sinful existence, illustrating his inner turmoil and mission to redeem not just himself but also the life of this captivating woman. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Egypt -- Fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Hermits -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 386151 2025-07-21T10:12:04.044543 text/html 385983 385901 2024-09-22T08:47:05.154493 2023-09-23T07:14:00.526379 text/html text/html 204243 2025-07-21T10:12:09.809519 application/epub+zip 209208 2025-07-21T10:12:05.717563 application/epub+zip 209208 2025-07-21T10:12:04.664505 application/epub+zip 338185 2025-07-21T10:12:12.921472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320336 2025-07-21T10:12:09.186496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301798 2022-09-24T10:05:32.912884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357128 2025-07-21T10:12:03.701559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337410 2024-10-23T01:23:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19895 2025-07-21T10:12:13.154490 application/rdf+xml 8772 2025-07-21T10:12:05.155540 image/jpeg 2379 2025-07-21T10:12:04.910505 image/jpeg 201133 2025-07-21T10:12:04.076551 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fi.wikipedia