Project Gutenberg 2020-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 463 Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de 1838 1889 De L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers, comte de Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de L', comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Jean Marie Mathias Philippe Auguste, comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Philippe-Auguste-Mathias, comte de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste de Villiers de Contes cruels Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contes_cruels Les Demoiselles De Bienfilatre -- Véra -- Vox Populi -- Deux augures -- L'affichage céleste -- Antonie -- La machine a gloire -- Duke of Portland -- Virginie et Paul -- Le convive des dernières fêtes -- A s'y méprendre -- Impatience de la foule -- Le secret de l'ancienne musique -- Sentimentalisme -- Le plus beau diner du monde -- Le désir d'être un homme -- Fleurs de ténèbres -- L'appareil pour l'analyse chimique du dernier soupir -- Les brigands -- La reine Ysabeau -- Sombre récit, conteur plus sombre -- L'intersigne -- L'inconnue -- Maryelle -- Le traitement du docteur Tristan -- Conte d'amour -- Souvenirs occultes -- L'Annonciateur (Épilogue). Produced by Clarity, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Contes cruels" by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The book examines the darker aspects of human nature, morality, and societal norms through various narratives featuring distinctive characters grappling with complex themes. The stories often highlight the contrasts between high society and the moral decay that can lie beneath polished facades. At the start of "Contes cruels," readers are introduced to a vivid exploration of societal norms and beliefs about morality. The opening story features two sisters, Olympe and Henriette, who have been forced into a life of modest means due to their parents' misfortunes. As they navigate their environment, they express a commitment to hard work and dignity. However, the narrative quickly shifts to Olympe's downward spiral into moral conflict when she falls in love, revealing the tension between personal desires and societal expectations. This sets the stage for the exploration of love, shame, and the consequences of their choices in the stories that follow, suggesting deeper philosophical reflections on right and wrong. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouveautés FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 568693 2025-07-25T05:25:51.442163 text/html 547581 2024-10-18T05:02:43 text/html 360196 2025-07-25T05:26:00.799081 application/epub+zip 357484 2025-07-25T05:25:53.112144 application/epub+zip 326154 2025-07-25T05:25:52.171073 application/epub+zip 499826 2025-07-25T05:26:06.272048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431300 2025-07-25T05:26:00.078042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424681 2022-09-28T10:42:34.278616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513034 2025-07-25T05:25:50.651080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493195 2024-10-18T05:02:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18582 2025-07-25T05:26:06.453024 application/rdf+xml 9002 2025-07-25T05:25:52.286086 image/jpeg 2116 2025-07-25T05:25:52.230087 image/jpeg 303638 2025-07-25T05:25:51.501126 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