Gilbert de Voisins, Auguste 1877-1939 creator Louÿs, Pierre 1870-1925 text utu 2021 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pour l'Amour du Laurier: Roman" by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the character Sylvius Persane, a young man in Paris who is ambitious, introspective, and grappling with feelings of ennui and isolation, despite his youthful vitality. His journey revolves around themes of longing for glory and the complexities of love, intertwined with the fantastical elements that challenge the boundaries of reality. At the start of the novel, Sylvius wanders through Paris, reflecting on his life and feeling a disconnection from the world around him. Despite the beauty of the day, he experiences a wave of melancholy, leading him to revisit memories of his idyllic childhood in the Périgord. After an unsettling encounter with a mysterious old woman who claims to be a merchant of love, Sylvius is drawn into a dreamlike realm where he contemplates his ambitions and desires for recognition. The opening intricately weaves together his aspirations, feelings of solitude, and his yearning for a deeper meaning in life, setting the stage for both his internal struggles and external adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2021-05-01 Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified French fiction -- 20th century PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65219 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65219 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134515.0 65219