Project Gutenberg 2022-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 113 Gilbert de Voisins, Auguste 1877 1939 De Voisins, Gilbert Voisins, Gilbert de Voisins, Auguste Gilbert de Gilbert de Voisins, Auguste, comte Le Démon Secret $aFrance :$bGeorges Crès,$c1921. Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Le Démon Secret" by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the complex emotional landscape of its protagonist, who is embroiled in a struggle with ennui, personal relationships, and existential contemplation. At its core is an exploration of the character Clotilde and the impact she has on the narrator's life amid themes of love, addiction, and deep melancholy. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist, who grapples with profound boredom and a sense of existential dread as he converses with his friend Ted Williams. Their dialogue reveals the narrator's discontent with his unproductive life, the oppressive nature of his romantic involvement with Clotilde, and his dependency on opium as a means to escape his spleen. Ted urges him to break free from Clotilde and reclaim his passion for art, but the narrator is ensnared by his feelings and the complexity of their relationship. This sets the stage for an introspective journey where the narrator reflects on his loneliness, his friendships, and the weight of his lingering sadness, hinting at a deeper exploration of human emotions and the notion of a 'secret demon' that haunts him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/imgsrv/image?id=mdp.39015065817895 20201011055643gilbertdev 1921 FR Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 310185 2025-07-27T06:37:39.017587 text/html 289724 2024-10-18T22:27:34 text/html 351845 2025-07-27T06:37:44.305589 application/epub+zip 353910 2025-07-27T06:37:40.072572 application/epub+zip 194729 2025-07-27T06:37:39.540627 application/epub+zip 446490 2025-07-27T06:37:47.426537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420057 2025-07-27T06:37:43.771555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261136 2022-09-30T18:19:39.601000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280509 2025-07-27T06:37:38.462615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260578 2024-10-18T22:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16719 2025-07-27T06:37:47.570546 application/rdf+xml 11224 2025-07-27T06:37:39.644576 image/jpeg 1913 2025-07-27T06:37:39.591590 image/jpeg 324697 2025-07-27T06:37:39.049606 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