02641cam a22003373u 4500 74995 UtSlPG 20260610134733.0 m cr n 260607r20241910utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 PQ Maindron, Maurice, 1857-1911 La gardienne de l'idole noire Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-12-30 La Gardienne de l'Idole noire -- Histoire du berger Nicolas et de la demoiselle Monette -- La Légende singulière et naïve des Sept Dormants d'Éphèse -- Véridique Histoire de la Vierge Marine -- Le Miraculeux Serpent de Fondi. 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) "La Gardienne de l'Idole noire" by Maurice Maindron is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is told from the perspective of Gianbattista Capoferro, a war veteran now residing in an abbey, who reflects on his tumultuous life filled with love, greed, and adventure. As he shares his past exploits, the narrative delves into themes of desire, loss, and the transitory nature of wealth and pleasure against a backdrop of exotic settings, particularly in the Eastern Indies. At the start of the novel, Gianbattista, an old man, contemplates his life, marked by an insatiable thirst for both love and riches. Confined in an abbey after losing a leg in battle, he recalls his adventurous youth, including a venture to the East Indies where he finds himself entangled in the servitude of a tyrant and drawn into a plot involving a prince and a temple. As the narrative unfolds, Gianbattista is approached by an usurer, Azer, who offers him a lucrative mission to rescue a young princess from a temple guarded by fierce idols. The opening sets a tone of intrigue and hints at the multifaceted nature of Gianbattista’s character—his bravado entwined with deeper vulnerabilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Paris: Lemerre, 1910 Short stories, French French fiction -- 20th century https://archive.org/details/lagardiennedelid00main https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74995 115720 115720