Project Gutenberg 2021-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 111 Grey, Eliza 1898 Spencer, Eliza Grey, Lady The Adventures of a Marmotte Sold for the Distressed Irish Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Adventures of a Marmotte" by Eliza Grey is a charming children's tale originally published in the early 19th century. This whimsical story is told from the perspective of a marmotte, or marmot, recounting its life experiences and adventures in the Alps. The book aims to entertain young readers while indirectly promoting compassion towards animals and the importance of kindness, particularly as it was written to support charitable efforts for the distressed in Ireland. The narrative follows the journey of a young marmotte named Pierrot, who is captured by a little boy named José and taken from his home in the Alps to live with him. Initially treated kindly, Pierrot's happiness is short-lived when he is transferred to a cruel new owner, Simon. After enduring mistreatment, Pierrot escapes and embarks on a quest to reunite with José. Ultimately, he finds his way back to José, who has also gone through hardships, and they reconnect in a heartfelt reunion. Through Pierrot's experiences, the tale conveys important lessons about kindness, the consequences of cruelty, and the deep bonds of friendship between humans and animals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Children and animals -- Juvenile fiction Pets -- Juvenile fiction Marmots -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 83621 2025-06-26T06:01:00.455250 text/html 60151 2024-10-18T14:30:31 text/html 404089 2025-06-26T06:01:02.699245 application/epub+zip 402675 2025-06-26T06:01:01.103295 application/epub+zip 155578 2025-06-26T06:01:00.750305 application/epub+zip 440631 2025-06-26T06:01:04.056306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430119 2025-06-26T06:01:02.411226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183259 2022-09-29T14:42:40.721759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72835 2025-06-26T06:01:00.331264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52898 2024-10-18T14:30:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16675 2025-06-26T06:01:04.170247 application/rdf+xml 16449 2025-06-26T06:01:00.885261 image/jpeg 2934 2025-06-26T06:01:00.816246 image/jpeg 423628 2025-06-26T06:01:00.474239 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