Project Gutenberg 2023-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 158 Morand, Paul 1888 1976 Maurand, Paul Holland, Vyvyan Beresford 1886 1967 H. B. V. (Vyvyan Beresford Holland) V., H. B. (Vyvyan Beresford Holland) Holland, Vivian B. (Vivian Beresford) Wilde, Vyvyan Oscar Beresford 25012176 Lewis et Irène. English Lewis and Irene $aUnited Kingdom :$bChatto & Windus, $c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Irene Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "Lewis and Irene" by Paul Morand is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins by introducing Lewis, a young Frenchman deeply enmeshed in the world of finance, who is coping with the recent death of a prominent figure in the banking industry, Monsieur Vandémanque. As he navigates the complexities of funeral social obligations, he also becomes embroiled in a new business venture involving exotic mineral deposits in Sicily, which eventually leads him to the enigmatic Irene Apostolatos, a woman of considerable intelligence and ambition. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene, contrasting the somber atmosphere of a funeral with Lewis's playful gaming of counting beards, a reflection of his anglomaniac tendencies. Through his interaction with other funeral attendees and his recollections of Vandémanque, we get a glimpse of Lewis's ambitious nature and his disregard for traditional propriety in the cutthroat world of finance. As the plot unfolds, Lewis's chance encounter with Pastafina and the discovery of valuable mineral deposits drive the narrative forward, setting the stage for his complex relationship with Irene, who becomes both a business rival and a potential romantic interest. This introduction hints at the themes of ambition, competition, and the interplay of personal and professional lives that will likely emerge throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001214130 20230404040824morand 1925 UK Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction Bankers -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 232465 2025-07-28T07:32:12.070643 text/html 230824 2023-06-26T16:45:53 text/html 357430 2025-07-28T07:32:16.829633 application/epub+zip 359754 2025-07-28T07:32:13.250672 application/epub+zip 229682 2025-07-28T07:32:12.642656 application/epub+zip 405896 2025-07-28T07:32:19.890599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368932 2025-07-28T07:32:16.293646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211284 2025-07-28T07:32:11.578641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211030 2023-06-26T16:45:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19888 2025-07-28T07:32:20.045587 application/rdf+xml 10434 2025-07-28T07:32:12.870638 image/jpeg 2193 2025-07-28T07:32:12.754641 image/jpeg 86096 2023-06-26T16:45:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 306312 2023-06-26T16:45:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 337732 2025-07-28T07:32:12.098646 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 en.wikipedia