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Title:
La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair (tome 1/3)
traduit de l'anglais sur la seconde édition
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_For%C3%AAt_ou_l%27Abbaye_de_Saint-Clair
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Summary: "La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story opens with the plight of Pierre de La Motte, a man on the run from his creditors, and his wife, Madame La Motte, as they embark on a journey into the unknown, while the young and beautiful Adeline, caught in circumstances beyond her control, seems to become intertwined with their fate. The novel explores themes of morality, adventure, and romantic intrigue against a backdrop of dark and mysterious settings. At the start of the tale, Pierre and Madame La Motte are escaping Paris in a carriage, grappling with their financial ruin, while Adeline's introduction hints at her own tragic backstory. The couple's journey takes a turn when they encounter brigands in a lonely inn, leading to a tense rescue of Adeline by Pierre. As they seek safety and shelter, the opening portion sets the stage in the ruins of an abbey, evoking gothic elements that signal danger and mystery ahead. The emotional turmoil experienced by the characters foreshadows their interactions, while also laying the groundwork for their evolving relationships as they navigate their precarious situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823
Translator: Soulés, François, 1748-1809
EBook No.: 57745
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Downloads: 134
Language: French
Subject: Gothic fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair (tome 1/3)
traduit de l'anglais sur la seconde édition
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_For%C3%AAt_ou_l%27Abbaye_de_Saint-Clair
Credits:
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Hans Pieterse and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "La forêt, ou l'abbaye de Saint-Clair" by Ann Ward Radcliffe is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story opens with the plight of Pierre de La Motte, a man on the run from his creditors, and his wife, Madame La Motte, as they embark on a journey into the unknown, while the young and beautiful Adeline, caught in circumstances beyond her control, seems to become intertwined with their fate. The novel explores themes of morality, adventure, and romantic intrigue against a backdrop of dark and mysterious settings. At the start of the tale, Pierre and Madame La Motte are escaping Paris in a carriage, grappling with their financial ruin, while Adeline's introduction hints at her own tragic backstory. The couple's journey takes a turn when they encounter brigands in a lonely inn, leading to a tense rescue of Adeline by Pierre. As they seek safety and shelter, the opening portion sets the stage in the ruins of an abbey, evoking gothic elements that signal danger and mystery ahead. The emotional turmoil experienced by the characters foreshadows their interactions, while also laying the groundwork for their evolving relationships as they navigate their precarious situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823
Translator: Soulés, François, 1748-1809
EBook No.: 57745
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Downloads: 134
Language: French
Subject: Gothic fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.