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Title: The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete
Credits: Produced by David Widger
Summary: "The Pomp of the Lavilettes" by Gilbert Parker is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story appears to delve into the tensions within a French-Canadian community, focusing on the Lavilette family, whose members navigate social and personal struggles against a backdrop of broader political conflicts in the region. The opening of the novel introduces the setting—a small French-Canadian hamlet characterized by its quaint farmhouses and community dynamics. It highlights the Lavilette family's history, once esteemed but now fallen from grace due to misfortune and societal changes. Characters like Monsieur Louis Lavilette, his ambitious wife, and their daughters, Sophie and Christine, are presented, alongside the intriguingly layered context of Vanne Castine, a figure from their past. Various social tensions, aspirations, and local rumors begin to surface, establishing the foundation of a narrative that intertwines themes of love, loss, and ambition, suggesting upcoming conflicts that will shape the characters’ lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
EBook No.: 6217
Published: Nov 16, 2004
Downloads: 122
Language: English
Subject: Canadian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete
Credits: Produced by David Widger
Summary: "The Pomp of the Lavilettes" by Gilbert Parker is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story appears to delve into the tensions within a French-Canadian community, focusing on the Lavilette family, whose members navigate social and personal struggles against a backdrop of broader political conflicts in the region. The opening of the novel introduces the setting—a small French-Canadian hamlet characterized by its quaint farmhouses and community dynamics. It highlights the Lavilette family's history, once esteemed but now fallen from grace due to misfortune and societal changes. Characters like Monsieur Louis Lavilette, his ambitious wife, and their daughters, Sophie and Christine, are presented, alongside the intriguingly layered context of Vanne Castine, a figure from their past. Various social tensions, aspirations, and local rumors begin to surface, establishing the foundation of a narrative that intertwines themes of love, loss, and ambition, suggesting upcoming conflicts that will shape the characters’ lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
EBook No.: 6217
Published: Nov 16, 2004
Downloads: 122
Language: English
Subject: Canadian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.