Project Gutenberg 2020-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 187 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 Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au delà 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/Canadian Libraries) "Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au-delà" by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of human experience, focusing on societal norms, morality, and the complexities of relationships, often with a darkly ironic or tragic twist. The opening portion introduces various characters and settings that hint at the nuanced psychological and moral dilemmas they'll face. The beginning of the collection presents a dual exploration of friendship and betrayal through the story of Félicienne and Georgette, who are two young women raised together in a prestigious boarding school. Their inseparable bond is tragically tested when their families face financial ruin, leading them into a world of socialite parties and romantic entanglements. As their friendship begins to fray due to jealousy and betrayal involving a mutual love interest, the narrative delves into deeper reflections on loyalty, loss, and the often harsh realities of adult relationships. The opening sets the stage for a series of intertwined tales that promise both dark comedy and poignant human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 322739 2025-07-25T07:14:09.397653 text/html 304968 2024-10-18T06:28:51 text/html 241725 2025-07-25T07:14:14.822599 application/epub+zip 241225 2025-07-25T07:14:10.189632 application/epub+zip 224292 2025-07-25T07:14:09.790620 application/epub+zip 330679 2025-07-25T07:14:18.527608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303774 2025-07-25T07:14:14.444628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287199 2022-09-28T14:25:01.447947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292881 2025-07-25T07:14:08.679622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 272953 2024-10-18T06:28:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17228 2025-07-25T07:14:18.664568 application/rdf+xml 12506 2025-07-25T07:14:09.875613 image/jpeg 2255 2025-07-25T07:14:09.833619 image/jpeg 202865 2025-07-25T07:14:09.431630 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