Project Gutenberg 2021-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 148 Bourget, Paul 1852 1935 Bourget, Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, Charles Joseph Paul Cray, Julian Cruelle énigme. English A Cruel Enigma Dagny and Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "A Cruel Enigma" by Paul Bourget is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores complex themes of love, desire, and the psychological intricacies of human relationships, particularly through the experiences of its main character, Hubert Liauran, and the women in his life, including the widows Madame Castel and Madame Liauran, along with Hubert's romantic entanglement with the married woman, Madame de Sauve. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to General Count Alexander Scilly, who reflects on his relationship with two widows, Madame Castel and Madame Liauran, and their shared concerns for their son, Hubert. As the narrative unfolds, Scilly grapples with the growing melancholy of the two women and their increasing preoccupation with Hubert's well-being. Hubert, meanwhile, is torn between his love for the widows who raised him and a passionate affair with Madame de Sauve, a married woman. The initial chapters set the stage for a deep psychological exploration of love's intricacies, societal pressures, and the internal conflicts of the characters, hinting at the moral and emotional complexities that will develop further in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Love -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 305127 2025-07-26T06:06:31.049857 text/html 282664 2024-10-18T14:26:07 text/html 353678 2025-07-26T06:06:35.516800 application/epub+zip 356941 2025-07-26T06:06:32.191807 application/epub+zip 260279 2025-07-26T06:06:31.610815 application/epub+zip 374723 2025-07-26T06:06:38.139796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362882 2025-07-26T06:06:35.058814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353652 2022-09-29T14:19:04.295005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291087 2025-07-26T06:06:30.666842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271268 2024-10-18T14:26:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17174 2025-07-26T06:06:38.298783 application/rdf+xml 9056 2025-07-26T06:06:31.830813 image/jpeg 2235 2025-07-26T06:06:31.718818 image/jpeg 377176 2025-07-26T06:06:31.080861 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