Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 212 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Stritzko, Jos. A. V. La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque. English The Queen Pedauque Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Sign_of_the_Reine_P%C3%A9dauque Translation of La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque Text files produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Queen Pedauque" by Anatole France is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows the life of Jacques Tournebroche, a young man training in the culinary arts at his father's cookshop, and his encounters with various eccentric characters, including the learned but flawed Abbé Jérôme Coignard. The narrative intertwines themes of magic, philosophy, and the nature of existence as Tournebroche navigates his way through a world filled with both mundane and mystical elements. At the start of "The Queen Pedauque," we are introduced to Jacques Tournebroche, who recounts the peculiar occurrences of his life, including the teachings of Abbé Coignard, a man of great knowledge with a penchant for philosophical musings and bizarre adventures. Jacques hails from a humble cookshop and begins his education under the tutelage of Coignard after being encouraged by his father to learn both the culinary arts and letters. The opening chapters establish a rich milieu, complete with discussions on the absurdities of life, reflections on food and nourishment, and the entrance of mysterious characters such as M. d'Asterac, who introduces a more profound, alchemical philosophy of life. The blend of humor and depth provides an engaging glimpse into a narrative that promises both levity and thoughtful contemplation on the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bildungsromans Egypt -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction Mary, of Egypt, Saint -- Fiction Picaresque fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 523846 2025-08-03T08:12:14.349831 text/html 540843 2021-02-26T01:15:51 text/html 260956 2025-08-03T08:12:21.521799 application/epub+zip 268762 2025-08-03T08:12:16.383794 application/epub+zip 268761 2025-08-03T08:12:15.096826 application/epub+zip 483814 2025-08-03T08:12:25.670763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452793 2025-08-03T08:12:20.785792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424629 2022-09-03T12:27:01.462263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457881 2025-08-03T08:12:13.650817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457696 2016-10-05T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450595 2013-04-15T12:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450593 2013-04-15T12:06:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23962 2025-08-03T08:12:25.807752 application/rdf+xml 13807 2025-08-03T08:12:15.659791 image/jpeg 3631 2025-08-03T08:12:15.406809 image/jpeg 178110 2016-10-05T12:20:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 177100 2013-04-15T12:06:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 186004 2021-02-26T01:15:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 176841 2013-04-15T12:06:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 252884 2025-08-03T08:12:14.387813 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