Project Gutenberg 2021-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 129 Pouvillon, Emile 1840 1906 Pouvillon, Émile Le vœu d'être chaste: roman Clarity 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) "Le vœu d'être chaste: roman" by Émile Pouvillon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative seems to explore themes of faith, morality, and the struggles of a young seminarian, Gilbert Nohèdes, as he navigates the challenges of religious devotion against the backdrop of worldly temptations. The story delves into Gilbert's reflections on his vocation and his encounters with the complexities of love, duty, and purity. The opening of the novel introduces Gilbert Nohèdes, who is a seminarian preparing to leave for his summer vacations. As he recollects his journey towards the priesthood, his thoughts drift from childhood innocence to the hardships of adolescence, marked by a profound loss and a moral crisis stemming from his father's infidelity. He experiences an inner battle between his spiritual ambitions and the allure of worldly pleasures, especially as he prepares to return to his hometown where memories of a childhood friend, Claire Mériel, haunt him. The tensions between his devout aspirations and the mundane realities of life begin to surface, setting the stage for deeper conflicts as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 298561 2025-07-25T13:43:52.204008 text/html 280292 2024-10-18T11:59:47 text/html 249841 2025-07-25T13:43:56.288962 application/epub+zip 249754 2025-07-25T13:43:52.909969 application/epub+zip 208660 2025-07-25T13:43:52.544959 application/epub+zip 322263 2025-07-25T13:43:59.461941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294987 2025-07-25T13:43:56.015927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254700 2022-09-29T07:41:05.915515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280418 2025-07-25T13:43:51.865945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260498 2024-10-18T11:59:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16640 2025-07-25T13:43:59.590914 application/rdf+xml 13157 2025-07-25T13:43:52.645952 image/jpeg 2426 2025-07-25T13:43:52.583972 image/jpeg 204804 2025-07-25T13:43:52.237974 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