Project Gutenberg 2017-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 181 Bourget, Paul 1852 1935 Bourget, Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, Charles Joseph Paul La duchesse bleue 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/American Libraries.) "La Duchesse Bleue" by Paul Bourget is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story seems to revolve around the complex interplay of love, ambition, and the artistic life, particularly focusing on the character of Camille Favier, a young actress navigating her career and relationships amidst the challenges of the theater world. Through the protagonist, the author explores themes of identity, emotional detachment, and the psychological experiences of artists. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the unfolding drama, introducing the narrator, Vincent La Croix, a painter who reflects on his uneventful life while recounting an unexpected adventure he has witnessed. He finds himself reflecting on his own aspirations and failures as he becomes embroiled in the lives of his more successful friends, particularly Jacques Molan, a playwright, and Camille Favier, who is described as the "Duchesse Bleue." Vincent's observations capture a blend of admiration and irony as he details the characters' interactions, revealing both the allure and the superficiality of their world. The narrative hints at the tensions that will arise from the emotional entanglements among these individuals, particularly as Vincent grapples with his own feelings of inadequacy and jealousy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 583955 2025-07-21T12:22:26.357875 text/html 565909 2024-10-23T01:39:27 text/html 391386 2025-07-21T12:22:33.389826 application/epub+zip 389140 2025-07-21T12:22:27.721872 application/epub+zip 312581 2025-07-21T12:22:27.049819 application/epub+zip 542597 2025-07-21T12:22:37.758817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492695 2025-07-21T12:22:32.665775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423323 2022-09-24T15:13:53.554590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535221 2025-07-21T12:22:25.659804 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515368 2024-10-23T01:39:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17364 2025-07-21T12:22:37.888779 application/rdf+xml 15319 2025-07-21T12:22:27.149890 image/jpeg 2415 2025-07-21T12:22:27.100805 image/jpeg 346395 2025-07-21T12:22:26.423818 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