Project Gutenberg 2004-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 225 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete Produced by David Widger "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 ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canadian fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 283328 2025-06-03T07:27:08.468467 text/html 293026 2021-01-28T09:44:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 97169 2021-01-28T09:44:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 175772 2025-06-03T07:27:15.757426 application/epub+zip 180291 2025-06-03T07:27:11.606507 application/epub+zip 163640 2025-06-03T07:27:10.339498 application/epub+zip 353044 2025-06-03T07:27:19.068456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331405 2025-06-03T07:27:14.971437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300657 2022-09-03T10:52:50.480765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242724 2025-06-03T07:27:07.826533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242688 2020-12-29T12:41:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 92113 2020-12-29T12:41:39 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 238765 2020-12-29T12:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91615 2020-12-29T12:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20253 2025-06-03T07:27:19.213411 application/rdf+xml 15264 2025-06-03T07:27:10.910492 image/jpeg 3615 2025-06-03T07:27:10.615478 image/jpeg 172012 2025-06-03T07:27:08.493469 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