Project Gutenberg 2025-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 177 Bazin, René 1853 1932 Bazin, Rene 09030210 Mémoires d'une vieille fille $aParis :$bCalmann-Lévy, $c1908. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Polona digital library) "Mémoires d'une vieille fille" by René Bazin is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work reflects on the life experiences and thoughts of an unnamed narrator, a woman in her late thirties who identifies as a "vieille fille" (old maid). The narrative explores themes of altruism, social concern, and the complexities of female identity, particularly in relation to poverty and charity through the eyes of the narrator as she interacts with the less fortunate. At the start of the novel, the narrator introduces herself and her perspective on life as an unattached woman, embracing her age and freedom while juxtaposing it against societal expectations. She articulates her commitment to helping the poor, finding fulfillment in acts of kindness and charity without the traditional attachments of marriage or motherhood. Through her reflections, we encounter her musings on the unconditional love and respect she seeks to offer those in need, as well as her observations on the lives of children growing up in hardship, notably a young girl named Georgette. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the struggles and joys within the lives of those in poverty, as seen from the eyes of someone who both empathizes with their plight and seeks to uplift their spirits through her actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://polona.pl/preview/3c8251e1-d29b-482f-b739-d24272fedd02 20240214220811bazin 1908 FR Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 421802 2025-06-29T14:27:24.918539 text/html 396874 2025-01-27T17:28:48 text/html 351830 2025-06-29T14:27:30.766460 application/epub+zip 351610 2025-06-29T14:27:25.911462 application/epub+zip 286383 2025-06-29T14:27:25.417469 application/epub+zip 686414 2025-06-29T14:27:34.526468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653353 2025-06-29T14:27:30.327515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389081 2025-06-29T14:27:24.376593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369180 2025-01-27T17:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16114 2025-06-29T14:27:34.665493 application/rdf+xml 12121 2025-06-29T14:27:25.609485 image/jpeg 2217 2025-06-29T14:27:25.513486 image/jpeg 306582 2025-06-29T14:27:24.957525 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