Project Gutenberg 2020-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 215 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile Les Jeunes-France: romans goguenards; suivis de Contes humoristiques Les Jeunes-France: Sous la table. Onuphrius. Daniel Jovard. Celle-ci et celle-la. Elias Wildmanstadius. Le bol de punch -- Contes humoristiques: La cafetière. Laquelle des deux. L'âme de la maison. Le garde national réfractaire. Deux acteurs pour un rôle. Une visite nocturne. Feuillets de l'album d'un jeune rapin. De l'obésité en littérature. Produced by Clarity, Thummel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Les Jeunes-France: romans goguenards; suivis de Contes humoristiques" by Théophile Gautier is a collection of humorous narratives likely written in the late 19th century. This work adopts a playful and satirical tone, exploring themes of love, virtue, and the follies of society through the lens of various characters, notably the protagonist Roderick who navigates the complexities of romance and societal expectations. The opening of the book introduces readers to a whimsical and introspective preface where Gautier discusses the nature of prefaces themselves. He presents Roderick, a self-deprecating and somewhat disillusioned character, who describes his experiences with women and the monotony of his existence. As the narrative unfolds, we glimpse Roderick’s interactions with his friend Théodore and their reflections on love, virtue, and the absurdities of social conventions. The tone is light yet reflective, establishing a framework for the humorous and insightful tales that will follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century Humorous stories, French PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: French Literature 609056 2025-07-25T07:02:42.790535 text/html 592173 2024-10-18T06:15:38 text/html 368250 2025-07-25T07:02:50.252485 application/epub+zip 372125 2025-07-25T07:02:43.917487 application/epub+zip 318883 2025-07-25T07:02:43.382500 application/epub+zip 533027 2025-07-25T07:02:55.144494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506960 2025-07-25T07:02:49.798489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453877 2022-09-28T14:00:29.641788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569025 2025-07-25T07:02:41.887543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 549028 2024-10-18T06:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17665 2025-07-25T07:02:55.282443 application/rdf+xml 18101 2025-07-25T07:02:43.486496 image/jpeg 2950 2025-07-25T07:02:43.433503 image/jpeg 338448 2025-07-25T07:02:42.846501 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