Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred 1853 1922 Vizetelly, E. A. (Ernest Alfred) Vizetelly, Ernest A. The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1 Dagny and David Widger "The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores the experience of pilgrims and patients traveling to Lourdes, a renowned site of religious healing. The story is set against the backdrop of the national pilgrimage to Lourdes, chronicling the hopes, fears, and personal stories of various characters, including the ailing Marie de Guersaint, her father M. de Guersaint, and the compassionate Abbe Pierre Froment. The opening of the novel sets the stage for the journey to Lourdes, capturing the atmosphere within a crowded train filled with diverse individuals from different walks of life, all seeking solace and healing. We meet Marie, who is quite ill, and her father, as they travel alongside other pilgrims and patients. Their conversations reveal their hopes and fears, showcasing the despair faced by many as they cope with illness and the desire for miraculous cures. Zola intricately weaves the characters' suffering and religious faith, hinting at the complexities of human belief in miracles amidst the stark realities of disease. The vivid descriptions bring to life the emotional experiences of the characters as they embark on this transformative pilgrimage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Clergy -- Fiction Catholics -- Fiction Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Fiction Lourdes (France) -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 289388 2025-08-04T06:14:27.992094 text/html 293561 2022-03-06T02:57:06 text/html 187958 2025-08-04T06:14:34.306051 application/epub+zip 187057 2025-08-04T06:14:30.777076 application/epub+zip 179284 2025-08-04T06:14:29.670090 application/epub+zip 378155 2025-08-04T06:14:37.149060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364242 2025-08-04T06:14:33.645046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276974 2022-09-04T10:45:57.730846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278591 2025-08-04T06:14:27.654123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278299 2022-03-06T03:00:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20379 2025-08-04T06:14:37.294042 application/rdf+xml 17212 2025-08-04T06:14:30.179074 image/jpeg 3835 2025-08-04T06:14:29.932071 image/jpeg 105948 2022-03-06T03:00:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 108330 2022-03-06T03:01:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 177423 2025-08-04T06:14:28.016090 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