Project Gutenberg 2021-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 120 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille Meynell, Louis 1868 Meynelle, Louis Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Les maîtres sonneurs. English The Bagpipers Al Haines "The Bagpipers" by George Sand is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in a rural French village and revolves around the life and adventures of Étienne Depardieu, who recounts his experiences, particularly his feelings for his cousin Brulette and his interactions with the village's youth, including the melancholic Joseph Picot. The narrative dives deeply into the lives of the peasantry, exploring love, friendship, and the simplicity of country life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Étienne and his memories as he reflects on his past, particularly focusing on the youthful friendships he forged in his village during their first communion classes. He describes his feelings for Brulette, his cousin, and his complicated friendship with Joseph, a boy noted for his odd behavior and melancholy demeanor. The opening chapters vividly depict the dynamics of village life, the innocence of youth, and the budding emotions that come with growing up, intertwining themes of love, jealousy, and the challenges of adolescence amid a backdrop of rustic traditions and communal gatherings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Country life -- Fiction France -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 712433 2025-06-26T08:58:17.349821 text/html 693664 2024-10-18T16:41:59 text/html 730177 2025-06-26T08:58:23.796775 application/epub+zip 741016 2025-06-26T08:58:18.359863 application/epub+zip 345046 2025-06-26T08:58:17.860856 application/epub+zip 912698 2025-06-26T08:58:28.250755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890991 2025-06-26T08:58:23.390771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495392 2022-09-29T21:26:24.315314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681947 2025-06-26T08:58:16.534803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 662192 2024-10-18T16:41:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18195 2025-06-26T08:58:28.384762 application/rdf+xml 5096 2025-06-26T08:58:18.011849 image/jpeg 1340 2025-06-26T08:58:17.936793 image/jpeg 681622 2025-06-26T08:58:17.415862 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 fr.wikipedia