Project Gutenberg 2024-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 140 Avesnes 1880 1945 Blois, Louis, comte de Blois, Louis Albert Aymar Léon Marie, comte de Blois, Louis Albert Aymar Leon Marie, comte de Contes pour lire au crépuscule $aParis :$bPerrin et Cie, $c1908. Aux femmes qui ont passé trente ans -- Vesper -- Un faible -- Chez Son Éminence; ou, les plaisirs chimériques: Vidame. Jouvence. La suprême maîtresse. Frisson d'hiver -- Le mur fatal -- Cogne-dur -- Pensée, qui meurs. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Contes pour lire au crépuscule" by Avesnes is a collection of melancholic short stories written in the early 20th century. The collection appears to explore themes of love, loss, and nostalgia, with a particular focus on the complexities of human emotions and relationships, as suggested by the reflections of the author directed at women over thirty who can appreciate the nuances of sorrow and yearning. The opening of the book establishes a contemplative atmosphere and introduces the narrator's reflections on life and emotional experience. It opens with poetic verses that invite readers to embrace the melancholy of the evening, setting the stage for the stories that follow. The narrator aims to resonate with women who have experienced love and loss, invoking a sense of wistful reminiscence about past loves and life’s fleeting moments. An introductory character, Paul, is depicted as a deep thinker drawn to the memories of his childhood, haunted by the ghosts of past relationships. A vivid backdrop of an old manor and the theme of twilight further enhance the reflective quality of the narratives, suggesting a rich exploration of sentimentality and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112066389542 20240103124500avesnes 1908 FR Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 323561 2025-06-29T12:42:24.208811 text/html 298645 2024-11-22T16:59:10 text/html 293303 2025-06-29T12:42:29.369844 application/epub+zip 295048 2025-06-29T12:42:25.253890 application/epub+zip 242075 2025-06-29T12:42:24.734810 application/epub+zip 490407 2025-06-29T12:42:32.632785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468459 2025-06-29T12:42:28.980818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294843 2025-06-29T12:42:23.415834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274943 2024-11-22T16:59:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16139 2025-06-29T12:42:32.803744 application/rdf+xml 13114 2025-06-29T12:42:24.916799 image/jpeg 2375 2025-06-29T12:42:24.823793 image/jpeg 242348 2025-06-29T12:42:24.239821 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