Project Gutenberg 2024-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 181 Aicard, Jean 1848 1921 Aicard, Jean François Victor Aicard, Jean Francois Victor Le fameux chevalier Gaspard de Besse : $b ses dernières aventures $aParis :$bErnest Flammarion, $c1919. Véronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le fameux chevalier Gaspard de Besse : ses dernières aventures" by Jean Aicard is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gaspard de Besse, a bandit of noble intentions, as he contemplates his past and future while imprisoned, seeking both redemption and escape. The narrative promises to explore themes of social justice and morality through the lens of Gaspard's adventures and interactions with various characters. The opening portion introduces Gaspard as he reflects on his life in a dark prison cell, where he passes time reading and contemplating his circumstances. We learn that he views his criminal acts as a means of achieving justice for the oppressed, despite the moral conflicts that arise from his position as a thief. Gaspard is gradually painted as a complex character with noble aspirations in the harsh reality of life, while he also interacts with his fellow prisoners and contemplates his love for a noblewoman, all while plotting his escape. The stage is set for his adventures that intertwine personal redemption and societal critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k113282c 20220416041725aicard 1919 FR Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Historical fiction Brigands and robbers -- Fiction Provence (France) -- Fiction Bouis, Gaspard, 1757-1781 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 681473 2025-06-29T04:54:54.012838 text/html 656839 2024-03-07T17:01:25 text/html 452620 2025-06-29T04:55:02.106841 application/epub+zip 452751 2025-06-29T04:54:55.284864 application/epub+zip 394458 2025-06-29T04:54:54.656886 application/epub+zip 733753 2025-06-29T04:55:07.257833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701462 2025-06-29T04:55:01.631789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617853 2025-06-29T04:54:52.304856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 597842 2024-03-07T17:01:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17332 2025-06-29T04:55:07.393809 application/rdf+xml 13710 2025-06-29T04:54:54.849890 image/jpeg 2561 2025-06-29T04:54:54.752835 image/jpeg 374940 2025-06-29T04:54:54.070830 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