Le roman d'une honnête femme by Victor Cherbuliez
"Le roman d'une honnête femme" by Victor Cherbuliez is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story seems to revolve around Isabelle, a thoughtful and serious young woman living a secluded, dutiful life with her antiquarian father in the French countryside. Likely focused on themes of virtue, personal fulfillment, and social expectation, the novel introduces potential romantic intrigue and questions of destiny as outside influences threaten Isabelle’s ordered world. The
opening of the novel presents Isabelle's correspondence with her former confidant, an abbé now far away in Canada, where she reflects on the course of her life, her close bond with her father, and the routines of their somewhat isolated existence. After the departure of the abbé, life at Louveau is tranquil but introspective: her father finds joy in archaeological pursuits and ancient artifacts, while Isabelle herself is caught between satisfaction and a vague restlessness. The arrival of the lively baronne de Ferjeux and the ensuing plans for Isabelle’s possible marriage introduce both social and emotional turbulence, climaxing with the appearance of the marquis de Lestang. The tone is reflective, witty, and subtle as Isabelle narrates her gradual confrontation with change, new relationships, and her own desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cherbuliez, Victor, 1829-1899 |
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| Title | Le roman d'une honnête femme |
| Original Publication | Paris: Hachette, 1878. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | 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)) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 75961 |
| Release Date | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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