Project Gutenberg 2019-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 115 Firbank, Ronald 1886 1926 Firbank, Arthur Annesley Ronald Buhrer, Albert 1891 1991 Tell Bury, Adrian Odette d'Antrevernes Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, 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) "Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People" by Ronald Firbank is a novel written in the early 20th century. This enchanting tale centers around the titular character, Odette d'Antrevernes, a young girl who lives in a quaint chateau in France. The narrative delves into themes of innocence, spirituality, and the stark contrasts between her sheltered existence and the harsher realities of life beyond her idyllic surroundings. The story unfolds in a series of beautiful, dreamlike episodes as little Odette embarks on a quest to connect with the Holy Virgin. Her adventures are framed by her interactions with her aunt, the village curé, and a mysterious woman she encounters by the riverbank. As Odette prepares to pray in the moonlit garden, she discovers a world of sorrow and struggle when she meets a suffering woman who reflects the complexities of adult life. This encounter propels Odette from her childhood innocence towards a deeper understanding of pain and compassion, marking her transition from the innocence of childhood to the harsh truths of the world around her. Through vivid imagery and lyrical prose, Firbank creates a fairy tale that poignantly addresses themes of faith, kindness, and the loss of innocence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction France -- Fiction Catholics -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 50249 2025-07-23T10:19:33.203532 text/html 46748 2019-01-19T05:14:38 text/html 419709 2025-07-23T10:19:35.220537 application/epub+zip 418802 2025-07-23T10:19:33.691518 application/epub+zip 84818 2025-07-23T10:19:33.451552 application/epub+zip 450337 2025-07-23T10:19:36.512538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424304 2025-07-23T10:19:34.946514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108257 2022-09-26T16:38:11.087044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41124 2025-07-23T10:19:32.973528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41280 2019-01-19T05:14:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19728 2025-07-23T10:19:36.667506 application/rdf+xml 20710 2025-07-23T10:19:33.522525 image/jpeg 3226 2025-07-23T10:19:33.486526 image/jpeg 15650 2019-01-19T05:14:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 485755 2019-01-19T05:14:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 662378 2025-07-23T10:19:33.232557 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