Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 179 Bernhardt, Sarah 1844 1923 Bernhardt, Rosine Bernard Damala The Idol of Paris Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Idol of Paris" by Sarah Bernhardt is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Esperance Darbois, the daughter of a distinguished philosopher, as she navigates her aspirations to become a celebrated actress against the backdrop of familial expectations and societal norms in Paris and Brussels. The opening of the narrative sets the stage in the Darbois family's dining room, where we meet Esperance and her relatives. The dialogue captures a spirited debate about women's rights and the pursuit of individual goals, especially regarding Esperance's desire to choose a career in acting contrary to traditional expectations. As the family discusses life choices, we observe Esperance's passion for the theatre and her determination, despite the challenges posed by her father's philosophical beliefs and her godfather's cynicism about the stage. The chapter concludes with a dramatic turn as Esperance faintly collapses under the weight of the conversation, hinting at the intense emotional journey she will embark upon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Paris (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 464385 2025-10-03T10:04:40.298923 text/html 464206 2025-01-10T22:26:50.598678 text/html 233402 2025-10-03T10:04:47.557868 application/epub+zip 239861 2025-10-03T10:04:42.112922 application/epub+zip 239862 2025-10-03T10:04:40.968930 application/epub+zip 443451 2025-10-03T10:04:51.878899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403850 2025-10-03T10:04:46.848954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377843 2022-09-04T04:26:53.617210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411556 2025-10-03T10:04:39.887948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411619 2014-09-12T19:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411610 2014-09-12T19:57:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19035 2025-10-03T10:04:52.011847 application/rdf+xml 12219 2025-10-03T10:04:41.460900 image/jpeg 3453 2025-10-03T10:04:41.216903 image/jpeg 153686 2014-09-12T19:59:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 153606 2014-09-12T19:59:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 227164 2025-10-03T10:04:40.333906 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