Project Gutenberg 2021-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 439 Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John) 1821 1878 Whyte-Melville, George John Melville, G. J. Whyte Jacomb Hood, G. P. (George Percy) 1857 1929 Jacomb Hood, George Percy Hood, G. P. Jacomb (George Percy Jacomb) Jacomb-Hood, George Percy Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Cerise: A Tale of the Last Century" by G. J. Whyte-Melville is a historical novel written in the late 19th century." The narrative unfolds during the reign of Louis XIV in France, primarily centering on a young girl named Cerise and her innocent encounters in the world of courtly etiquette and hierarchical complexities. The story illustrates the struggle between youthful innocence and the constraints of societal expectations, promising a rich exploration of the era's customs and traditions. "The beginning of the book introduces us to the opulence of Versailles, contrasting it with the natural beauty beyond its rigid structures." Cerise, a young girl, is introduced in a whimsical scene where she makes a daisy chain, highlighting her innocence amidst the artificiality of the court life around her. A charming encounter occurs when she meets George, a page to the King, who admires her simplicity and offers to help her rebuild her daisy chain after it is destroyed by accident. An old gentleman, later revealed to be the King himself, also interacts with Cerise, providing a whimsical yet poignant glimpse into her life in the shadow of absolute monarchy. The opening sets a tone of nostalgia and innocence while introducing dynamic characters that hint at the social and political intrigues to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Historical fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1196359 2025-07-26T06:05:56.952994 text/html 1178313 2024-10-18T14:26:05 text/html 1017389 2025-07-26T06:06:12.567918 application/epub+zip 1012657 2025-07-26T06:05:59.354001 application/epub+zip 623577 2025-07-26T06:05:58.149008 application/epub+zip 1275841 2025-07-26T06:06:22.546878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1178389 2025-07-26T06:06:11.193944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790160 2022-09-29T14:18:07.404997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1115144 2025-07-26T06:05:54.924032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1095155 2024-10-18T14:26:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17618 2025-07-26T06:06:22.719860 application/rdf+xml 10820 2025-07-26T06:05:58.290968 image/jpeg 2099 2025-07-26T06:05:58.219990 image/jpeg 872356 2025-07-26T06:05:57.062974 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 en.wikipedia