Project Gutenberg 2021-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 214 About, Edmond 1828 1885 About, Edmond François Valentin Abu, Edmond About, E. (Edmond) Avout, Edmondos Ampou, Edmondos About, Edmond Francois Valentin Lettres d'un bon jeune homme à sa cousine Madeleine Clarity, Joël Savary 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.) "Lettres d'un bon jeune homme à sa cousine Madeleine" by Edmond About is a fictional correspondence written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers on a character named Valentin, who embarks on a contemplative and sometimes humorous exploration of life, politics, and society, reflecting on themes such as journalism, freedom of expression, and personal experiences in a changing world. The opening of the work introduces the reader to a collection of letters that Valentin has penned to his cousin Madeleine, discussing both his views on contemporary political issues and his personal journey as a young man naïve regarding the complexities of life. As he navigates through various encounters and reflections, his sentiments range from admiration for the beauty of places like Baden to the much more cynical observation of societal norms, especially regarding government and journalism. The letters blend light-hearted anecdotes with deeper philosophical musings, and serve as a window into the socio-political climate of the time, making it both an engaging and thought-provoking read. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 590751 2025-06-26T10:51:07.946472 text/html 569091 2024-10-18T17:39:35 text/html 311371 2025-06-26T10:51:14.574483 application/epub+zip 318325 2025-06-26T10:51:09.110441 application/epub+zip 305483 2025-06-26T10:51:08.534455 application/epub+zip 483020 2025-06-26T10:51:19.228483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437021 2025-06-26T10:51:13.970469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424836 2022-09-30T05:46:20.790882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532658 2025-06-26T10:51:07.145502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 512631 2024-10-18T17:39:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16694 2025-06-26T10:51:19.361404 application/rdf+xml 12641 2025-06-26T10:51:08.626454 image/jpeg 2477 2025-06-26T10:51:08.580443 image/jpeg 286219 2025-06-26T10:51:07.997486 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia