Les Prévost, Marcel 1862-1941 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Les Demi-Vierges" by Marcel Prévost is a novel published in 1894. The story centers on Maud de Rouvres, a bourgeois young woman who manipulates her suitors by granting intimacy while preserving her virginity for a wealthy husband. Her calculated games with two admirers—the elegant but poor Julien and the rich Maxime—lead to jealousy, betrayal, and tragedy. The novel explores several such "demi-vierges" navigating the boundaries between virtue and desire in French society, sparking controversy upon its release. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_%22demi-vierges%22 Release date is 2004-03-01 This Etext was prepared by Walter Debeuf, Project Gutenberg Volunteer, http://digibooks.ibelgique.com/ Original publication data not identified Young women -- France -- Social conditions -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11747 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11747 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133259.0 11747