Project Gutenberg 2020-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 115 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René La poudre aux yeux Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Poudre_aux_yeux_(nouvelles) La poudre aux yeux -- Grenouilleau -- Ce bon monsieur... -- Le gardien de chantiers -- L'individu. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://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) "La poudre aux yeux" by René Boylesve is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around M. Quinqueton, a once proud judge of peace who has fallen into financial ruin, and his son Prosper, who struggles to find his place in the world. The narrative explores themes of ambition, illusion, and the often challenging relationship between parents and children. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the characters and their backgrounds. The narrator recounts early memories of visiting Vendôme, where he met M. Quinqueton and his son, Prosper. M. Quinqueton is depicted as a kind, trusting man whose dreams of prosperity have been dashed due to poor decisions concerning his vineyard and reliance on dubious advice about American grapevines. As the story unfolds, tensions rise with Prosper's ambition to succeed as a journalist in Paris, juxtaposed against the grim realities of his father's failing fortunes and the looming threat of financial disaster. The opening successfully sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the family's intertwined fate amidst societal expectations and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text FR Nouveautés FR Nouvelles Category: Novels Category: French Literature 183480 2025-07-24T12:17:18.533314 text/html 164117 2024-10-17T17:16:09 text/html 149481 2025-07-24T12:17:22.201283 application/epub+zip 150377 2025-07-24T12:17:19.275281 application/epub+zip 129307 2025-07-24T12:17:18.898274 application/epub+zip 216012 2025-07-24T12:17:24.568278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192039 2025-07-24T12:17:21.816291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181035 2022-09-27T22:11:08.147777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162158 2025-07-24T12:17:18.175295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142259 2024-10-17T17:16:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17541 2025-07-24T12:17:24.703262 application/rdf+xml 20298 2025-07-24T12:17:18.976285 image/jpeg 3156 2025-07-24T12:17:18.936260 image/jpeg 139410 2025-07-24T12:17:18.555296 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 fr.wikipedia