Project Gutenberg 2020-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 57 Boylesve, René 1867 1926 Boylesve, Rene Tardivaux, René La marchande de petits pains pour les canards Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marchande_de_petits_pains_pour_les_canards La marchande de petits pains pour les canards -- Le gardien de chantiers -- Mesdames Desblouze -- La paix -- Grenouilleau -- L'individu -- Ce bon monsieur -- Romance -- Gothon -- L'attente -- Le client -- Ce qui ne se peut pas -- Le paysage admirable -- L'étoffe a l'envers ou l'initié -- La conversation -- Stanislas Rondache -- Patatras! -- Les Quinqueton. Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La marchande de petits pains pour les canards" by René Boylesve is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This work explores the life of a poor vendor near a lake, capturing the struggles and daily conversations of its characters, particularly focusing on the life and experiences of an elderly bread seller. As she grapples with aging and her competition with other sellers, the narrative paints a poignant picture of resilience amid hardship. The opening of the novel introduces us to the bread seller as she witnesses an abbé’s clumsy attempt to row a boat across the lake, which triggers her reminiscences about her past and the challenges of her current life. Through her conversation with a passerby, we learn about her family, her health, and her concerns over her livelihood amidst competition. She expresses lament for her physical condition, her mother’s longevity, and the complexities of social assistance in her life while maintaining a sharp wit and engaging storytelling style. This early glimpse into her thoughts and interactions sets up a richly detailed exploration of the struggles faced by the less fortunate in society, allowing the reader to grasp both the character's depth and the socio-economic realities of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature Category: Old Age & the Elderly 376258 2025-06-25T08:06:57.053051 text/html 362842 2024-10-18T07:56:18 text/html 232592 2025-06-25T08:07:02.195004 application/epub+zip 232208 2025-06-25T08:06:57.744053 application/epub+zip 232208 2025-06-25T08:06:57.383093 application/epub+zip 328376 2025-06-25T08:07:05.683048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302203 2025-06-25T08:07:01.786051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302312 2022-09-28T17:46:28.569212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354012 2023-09-27T08:23:14.833522 text/plain 333849 2024-10-18T07:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16676 2025-06-25T08:07:05.810991 application/rdf+xml 9792 2025-06-25T08:06:57.476028 image/jpeg 1892 2025-06-25T08:06:57.427051 image/jpeg 191898 2025-06-25T08:06:57.086056 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