Le Cherbuliez, Victor 1829-1899 creator text utu 2025 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Release date is 2025-04-26 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)) Originally published: Paris: Hachette, 1878 French fiction -- 19th century PQ Paris: Hachette, 1878 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65052687 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75961 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65052687 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75961 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134746.0 75961