Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Bric-à-brac Deux infanticides -- Poètes, peintres et musiciens -- Désir et possession -- Une mère -- Le curé de Boulogne -- Un fait personnel -- Comment j'ai fait jouer à Marseille le drame des forestiers -- Heures de prison -- Jacques Fosse -- Le château de Pierrefonds -- Le lotus blanc et la rose mousseuse. Produced by Philippe Chavin, Carlo Traverso, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Image files courtesy of gallica.bnf.fr "Bric-à-brac" by Alexandre Dumas is a collection of essays and stories likely written in the mid-19th century. The text blends elements of personal anecdotes, cultural commentary, and reflections on various aspects of life, including historical events and social critiques, often interwoven with humor and wit. The opening of "Bric-à-brac" presents an intriguing exploration of an unusual subject: a male hippopotamus, whose life story becomes a reflection on infanticide through the lens of both humans and animals. As Dumas begins to recount the life of the young hippopotamus, he humorously connects it to its upbringing, including the challenges faced due to its unique feeding needs while being transported to France. The narrative also shifts toward societal reflections, touching on broader themes of curiosity about origins and the mysterious nature of life and death, setting the tone for the eclectic mix of essays and stories that define the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 383734 2025-07-03T07:11:55.775274 text/html 383555 2025-01-09T22:36:23.964298 text/html 200114 2025-07-03T07:12:02.582276 application/epub+zip 204924 2025-07-03T07:11:57.677232 application/epub+zip 204924 2025-07-03T07:11:56.422275 application/epub+zip 352733 2025-07-03T07:12:06.062242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330032 2025-07-03T07:12:01.901256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301317 2022-09-03T11:14:12.291381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325207 2025-07-03T07:11:55.371296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325049 2012-09-03T10:55:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317451 2012-09-03T10:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20086 2025-07-03T07:12:06.200199 application/rdf+xml 10536 2025-07-03T07:11:57.076242 image/jpeg 3015 2025-07-03T07:11:56.831297 image/jpeg 123743 2012-09-03T10:59:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 122617 2012-09-03T10:59:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 195700 2025-07-03T07:11:55.804268 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia